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I have serious trouble with any claim crossing (or getting in the general ballpark of) the 'million $currency' line.

So while the hints and lessons might be worth a read, I'd like to finish with my general 'This legal system is insane and I cry every time I see one of these sue-because-it-works-and-grants-you-a-shitload-of-money-for-no-reason articles'.

3 million. Because of a comment. Even the RIAA just blushed.



That's the headline number from the statement of claim, not how much they're entitled to. You can write whatever number you want in a statement of claim, and they did!


The RIAA did not blush; $3MM is the statutory damages for only 20 instances of copyright infringement.




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