said by Bit:These lawyers work and represent whoever hires them. If the RIAA hires them, they work to represent the RIAA. If a defendant against the RIAA hired them, they would assail the RIAA.
It's not like you order up a pre-programmed RIAA lawyer robot and they only do one thing. These lawyers use (twist) the law to represent those cutting the checks. The government hires them because they have experience in copyright law and the RIAA had big bucks to hire the skilled lawyers.
So it is not a given they'll just be mouth pieces for the RIAA. They'll now be mouthpieces for the government (who acts as lapdog for the RIAA).
Well if neither defendant nor prosecutor can be trusted, lets just abide by the Bard's wishes...Kill Them All.
Lawyers are 80% of what is wrong in this country.