Gentleman, start your lawsuits

The RIAA has filed 261 seperate law suits against the file swappers whose identity they have been subpoeanaing. Some downloaders have been entering into preliminary settlement agreements with (average payment $3,000) in hopes to avoid litigation. John Borland, of c-net news.com, has indicated that:

Attorneys not involved in the dispute say the defendants will be hard-pressed to make a convincing case if the RIAA's evidence holds up in court. The industry trade group has collected long lists of files being shared by each defendant, traced those files to a specific network address and used subpoenas to link that address to a specific Internet account.

Self Help.