[Calpernia]

You are very close to being on the motive. Lawyers are just out looking for the next "Payday". Matter of fact, this past weekend, a bunch of these hungry sharks had a meeting in Boston to discuss the 'next payday'. The next deep pockets they are targetting is Big Food (junk food). I'm sure these file swapping suites are just to keep empowered.

[Kevin Curry]

Lawyers are just out looking for the next "Payday".

Easy solution: buy a CD, starve a lawyer.

[Ronin]

Exactly. The lawsuit industry feeds on greed and ill will and they rack up heavy fees, getting paid from both sides, while continiously making pious noises about the rights of their clients to whatever...

Rights??? The only right the lawyers truly believe in is the right to a chunk of whatever money is available.

It's pretty simple, really... The lawyers working for the RIAA are stumped. There are no big names and/or deep pockets for them to sink their vampire fangs in, so after thinking it over, they shrug and go after a whole lot of little ones.

The beauty of it is, even if they lose, or cannot collect from the people they sue... like I said, most of the downloaders don't own much more than a computer anyhow, they can still count on the RIAA to pick up their legal fees.

For them it's no hardship and no problem. THEY will get paid.