BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 10th):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
3. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
7. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. “Domino ,” Jessie J
9. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
10. “Ass Back Home ,” Gym Class Heroes
Exactly what is the RIAA plan anyway? Ahead of Christmas, the trade group told the Wall Street Journal that lawsuits against individual file-traders would be terminated, in favor of broad-based, ISP-level enforcement. But just days later, Verizon told Digital Music News that no such agreement existed. Other ISPs flatly denied that user accounts would be terminated for infringement, further eroding RIAA claims.
Now, attorney Ray Beckerman is pointing to other discrepancies. According to the barrister, the RIAA filed a suit against an individual just after Christmas, shortly after the strategy shift was disclosed. "In a Massachusetts case, UMG Recordings v. Briggs, the RIAA served a summons and complaint on the defendant on December 26, 2008, some 8 days after its announcement that it was ending its litigation campaign," Beckerman relayed.
During an earlier discussion, RIAA representative Jonathan Lamy directly countered Beckerman. "Beckerman is not right," Lamy told Digital Music News. "We stopped sending pre-litigation letters to colleges and stopped suing new commercial subscribers via 'John Doe' late this summer."
As for the rest, Lamy admitted that discussions were ongoing with ISPs, though the work-in-progress raises questions related to the strength of the plan. The process also involves New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo.
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