I found this report rather interesting....
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa_at_four.pdf RIAA v. People
On September 8, 2003, the recording industry sued 261 American music fans for sharing songs on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, kicking off an unprecedented legal campaign against its own customers. The recording industry has now filed, settled, or threatened, legal actions against well over 20,000 individuals, and there is no end in sight. While the strategy of forcing ordinary music fans to pay thousands of dollars that they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits is itself troubling, many innocent individuals are also being caught in the crossfire.
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa-v-thepeople.php
