Re:Imagine if a trend started... (Score 1)

She could claim damages in the form of lost wages, attorneys fees, and defamation of character.

Maybe she could, maybe she couldn't. The article did not mention any counterclaims. I do not recall if attorneys fees are available in a copyright infringement action. Even if she did make these claims, her attorney probably isn't getting a "percentage" as the parent claimed.

She could even petition everyone ever named in an RIAA lawsuit/extortion to join her in a class action lawsuit. Class action lawsuits usually rake in some classy cash moneys.

Well, maybe. But her attorney in this action surely wouldn't get a cut of that money, which was my original point.