Why is she even bothering with this suit? People must always refuse to be served on any suit. Then, over a year later, even if the Plaintiff gets a default judgment, it can be vacated for lack of proper service. Meanwhile, the record industry has gotten nothing but defeat in the courts on this issue. Everyone is stupidly settling, instead of fighting it. If they did so, there are a host of pro bono attorneys who are happy to help in hopes of being part of a landmark ruling on the issue.
Can one refuse to be served? I thought that was impossible.
She's effectively judgment-proof. They can't take away her house and she makes too little for them to garnish her wages so it'll cost RIAA more to proceed with the suit than it does for them to say they made their point, collect a few hundred dollars and move on. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually settle for a fraction of the $4,000 offer in exchange for a promise never to illegally download songs from the web again.