BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 3rd):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
3. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
7. “We Found Love,” Rihanna
8. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
9. “Domino ,” Jessie J
10. “International Love ,” Pitbull
UK-based BitTorrent tracker OiNK was shuttered last year, though participants are now facing charges. That includes admin Alan Ellis, according to a posting on the now-lifeless OiNK.cd. "On 10 September 2008, Alan Ellis was charged with conspiracy to defraud," the site states. Additionally, a small number of music uploaders have also been charged, though reports differ on the exact number.
According to the site and police statements, Ellis is scheduled for a Magistrates Court hearing on September 24th, and a Crown Court hearing thereafter. The uploaders probably face a similar fate. Ellis was charged with conspiracy to defraud, and the uploaders face criminal copyright charges. OiNK, an invite-only repository of rare and pre-release music torrents, was shuttered by British and Dutch authorities in coordination with the IFPI and BPI in October of 2007.
The charges closely follow a prison sentence for an administrator of EliteTorrents, a tracker responsible for a high volume of pre-release movies. That is part of a heavier enforcement hammer for torrent tracking communities and pre-release content sites, on both sides of the Atlantic. EliteTorrents was shut down in 2005.
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