▁taken ▁under ▁consideration ▁by ▁the ▁Court ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁See ▁also ▁Ar ista ▁vs . ▁L ime wire ▁for ▁a ▁detailed ▁over view . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁artist ▁man agers ▁& ▁law y ers ▁that ▁the ▁R I AA ▁has ▁been ▁with hold ing ▁settlement s ▁from ▁artists ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁The ▁R I AA ▁gained ▁the ▁money ▁through ▁law su its ▁claim ing ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁artists , ▁although ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁whose ▁music ▁was ▁' il leg ally ' ▁downloaded ▁reported ly ▁received ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁money . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Charles ▁N ess on ▁file d ▁a ▁counter c laim ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Jo el ▁T enen baum ▁for ▁ab use ▁of ▁process , ▁claim ing ▁" ul terior ▁purposes " ▁of ▁int im id ation ▁of ▁other ▁users . ▁ ▁Det erm ination ▁of ▁dam ages ▁By ▁US ▁Copy right ▁Law , ▁between ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁and ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages ▁can ▁be ▁sought ▁for ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement . ▁The ▁R I AA ▁typically ▁see ks ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁per ▁song ▁file ▁in ▁stat ut ory ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁In ▁U M G ▁v . ▁Lind or , ▁the ▁def endant ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁R I AA ' s ▁damage ▁theory ▁was ▁un const