The real shame is there are people out there that will get sued and be bullied into a settlement because they don't understand the basic tenets of law, like a plaintiff's standing requirement.  Beckerman, the attorney opposing the RIAA, clearly understands that this is their achilles heel and is doing everything under the law to subvert their ill-conceived and ill-supported mass-production lawsuits.

What's worse, and IANAL, is that I believe the RIAA can keep doing this with impunity.  The only consequence is a smackdown here and there, and they know it's a small price to pay versus halting their intimidation racket.  That makes them scumbags, which we knew all along.

Beckerman is a hero.  I hope his name is known more and more so that if any Joe-citizen receives a summons from the RIAA, they know whom to call.