Welcome to the new RIAA Defense Network, a collaborative effort to supply legal practitioners with helpful tools to defend their clients from lawsuits brought by the RIAA.

Disclaimer: The RIAA Defense Network is not meant to be a substitute for appropriate legal counsel and its creators and contributors will not be held responsible for any consequences of its use. Its purpose is to merely serve as a practitioner's tool to complement the normal efforts made by duly licensed attorneys.

This page is dedicated to thwarting the efforts of the RIAA by empowering attorneys around the country with a robust knowledge base and legal techniques based upon experience and live collaboration. The RIAA has initiated a large number of lawsuits and gained experience from each one of these suits. The purpose of the RIAA Defense Network is to unite defendants in opposition of a common adversary in an attempt to place them on equal footing with the RIAA.


Sections:

1. About the RIAA
2. Ex-Parte Discovery
   
3. Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Phase
4. Litigation Process
1. Commencement of Action
2. Default
3. Pro Se Representation
4. Challenges to Sufficiency of Complaint
5. Counterclaims
6. Pre-Trial Discovery
7. Damages
8. Attorney's Fees
9. Voluntary Discontinuance
10. Suits Against Children
11. Suits Against the Disabled
12. Death of Defendant
13. Summary Judgment
14. Settlement During Litigation
15. Expert Testimony
16. Trial
    
5. ISP Obligation to Reveal the Identity of Customers
6. University Obligation to Reveal the Identity of Students
   
7. Table of Cases
8. Peer Advice and Tips
9. Links
10. RIAA Defense Attorneys