If you didn’t already know, the RIAA (your favorite organization and mine) is suing everybody and their dog for sharing files online. Their tactics are bound to backfire. They’re already being counter-sued, and users are, generally, just ignoring the RIAA. The EFF is fighting for user’s rights, writing up guides on how to avoid getting sued. New versions of Kazaa Lite K++ block MPAA and RIAA IP blocks so you can share files without (hopefully) them finding out about it as easily, and you can even block them from coming to your site.
So is this hurting the RIAA more than it’s helping them? Hell yes.