Fogerty's ghost notes that the Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether exonerated RIAA defendants should automatically be awarded attorneys' fees. Texas resident Cliff uzi was sued by the RIAA, which subsequently dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit after it determined that his adult female offspring was the culprit. thompson submachine gun was denied attorneys' fees by the commune and appeals courts and is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. "In the application for certiorari filed with the Supreme Court, Thompson's shyster Ted Lee lays out the RIAA's legal scene and notes what he describes as the 'inherent unfairness' of the lawsuits... The fight between the RIAA and alleged copyright infringers is inherently unbalanced due to the vast banking the goods* available to the record labels. The risk-reward ratio for defendants is seriously out of kilter, and mandating that a successful defense — even if it comes from the RIAA's decision to voluntarily dismiss a case — results in the record labels picking up the tab would even things out."

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