all the lawsuits still continue b/c riaa has the money and can still drag out the lawsuit. almost 10/10 times if they sue you, you'll end up settling b/c well, they can drag the case for years and you'll end up losing more money to lawyers than settling.
it's a clear case of i have more money so i can play bigger games.
and since they also have political powers (in states like California obviously), there aren't many lawyers dare to challenge them on this issue.
this law doesn't protect "profeting" companies like Napster or kazaa, or ISPs like varizone. so even if varizone has the money to battle them in court, it's not protected under those laws. and those who are protected, don't have money to keep up with the lawsuits. see where everything just works out for them
