The RIAA's decision to sue individual file sharers, including a 12-year-old girl and a 70-year-old man with no knowledge of file sharing, demonstrates that the litigation strategy targets scapegoats rather than addressing root causes, and that settlements ($2,000-$17,500) are cheaper than legal defense ($250,000+).
factualpending
Speaker
Lawrence LessigEvidence Quote
“In September 2003, the RIAA sued 261 individuals - including a twelve-year-old girl living in public housing and a seventy-year-old man who had no idea what file sharing was.”
Created: 7/13/2026, 4:53:43 PM
My Notes
Loading notes...