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# In 2008 The RIAA Paid Out $16M, Recovered $391,000
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-amount-that-the-riaa-paid-out-to-its-lawyers-in-2008-16000000-the-amount-that-the-riaa-recovered-as-a-result-of-thei/
- Published: 2010-07-14T13:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-14T13:15:00.000Z
- Description: The amount that the RIAA paid out to its lawyers in 2008? $16,000,000. The amount that the RIAA recovered as a result of their efforts? $391,000. "So all in all,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/the-amount-that-the-riaa-paid-out-to-its-lawyers-in-2008-16000000-the-amount
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[ ](http://www.gimmiethescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/riaa.gif?ref=hypebot.com)

[![image from www.gimmiethescoop.com](https://a3.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f2487ae3970b-150wi "image from www.gimmiethescoop.com")](http://www.gimmiethescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/riaa.gif?ref=hypebot.com)The amount that the **[RIAA](http://riaa.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** paid out to its lawyers in 2008? $**16,000,000**. The amount that the RIAA recovered as a result of their efforts? $**391,000**. 

"So all in all, for a 3 year period," **Ray Beckermann** [reports](http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/?ref=hypebot.com) "they spent around $**64,000,000** in legal and investigative expenses to recover around $**1,361,000**." 

***Priceless*.**