Litigation costs RIAA millions

ArsTechnica reports that the 20,000-plus anti-downloader lawsuits filed by the RIAA have ended up costing the organisation substantial amounts of money, because they've had to pay the snoops who they hired to check out defendants' online activities in addition to paying various legal fees.

"As [Sony BMG's head of litigation Jennifer] Pariser admitted under oath today," the article states, "the entire campaign is a money pit."