In yet another vindication of my decision to train as a lawyer, it turns out that in 2008 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) paid their lawyers more than $16 million to sue alleged filesharers, but only recovered $391,000.

The numbers in 2007 were even more extreme – $21 million was spent to recover just $455,000.

As Henry Brougham, the founder of the Central Criminal Court said

A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself

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