Comment Re:Whos name is the internet account in? (Score 2) 346
I used to believe in loser-pays, but here's where it falls down.
Giant movie studio sues you. You're completely in the right, but perhaps due to a technicality, an idiot jury, or "the winds of fate," the decision goes against you.
Your legal fees were 5-10K or so. The movie studio points to its team of 85 lawyers all billing at $1K an hour for the last six months.
Kinda makes you long for simple student loan debt...