How to deal with the RIAA

Now of course none of you download copyrighted music from P2P networks, that would be terrible.... wrong.... stealing.... penniless artists.... blah blah blah

Then again, a lot of the people who are sued by the RIAA didn't actually download any music either or even if they did the damages asked for in lawsuits filed by the RIAA have no relationship with any actual loss of revenue.

The RIAA vs John Doe - A laypersons guide to filesharing lawsuits runs through the process that the RIAA use for their lawsuits without resorting to impenetrable legalese.

While it doesn't offer a real solution of what to do if you have been sued it does clear up some of the confusion and give some pointers of where to start.