They'll Make it up in Volume
The RIAA's actions make no sense on any level. Witness:
The RIAA paid Holmes Roberts & Owen $9,364,901 in 2008, Jenner & Block more than $7,000,000, and Cravath Swain & Moore $1.25 million, to pursue its "copyright infringement" claims, in order to recover a mere $391,000. [ps there were many other law firms feeding at the trough too; these were just the ones listed among the top 5 independent contractors.]
Looks like they're following the patented Jonathan Schwartz "we'll make it up in volume" strategery.
