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
A number of big-name universities are pushing back against the RIAA, including Duke, Harvard, and the University of Oregon. Others are more compliant, including those within the state of Tennessee. Just recently, Tennessee governor Phil Bredeson passed into a law a measure that requires universities to implement anti-piracy technologies and more stringent network oversight. The measure, passed by the state legislature earlier this year, requires stepped-up enforcement if a university receives more than 50 infringement notices within a year.
The signing ceremony was attended by the RIAA, a group eager for a win. "This bill, the first of its kind in the nation, addresses the issue of campus music theft in a state where the impact is felt more harshly than most," said RIAA chairman and chief executive Mitch Bainwol in Nashville. The trade group pointed to lowered enforcement costs for universities implementing similar anti-piracy measures, specifically the University of Florida and the University of Utah. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) strongly disagreed with that angle, citing setup costs of roughly $9.5 million per university, based on a state assessment.
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