The RIAA continues to prove that they aren't experiencing the same reality as the rest of us. The Detroit Free Press noted that the RIAA suit against 5 college students is for $150,000 per song, or 97.8 billion dollars... for one defendant. It might be funny if it was satire... might be.... The RIAA continues to prove that they aren’t experiencing the same reality as the rest of us. The Detroit Free Press noted that the RIAA suit against 5 college students is for $150,000 per song, or 97.8 billion dollars… for one defendant. It might be funny if it was satire… might be.