 The average settlement amount offered by the RIAA is around $3,000, but it depends on the number of infringements In one case in 2008, 18 UC Berkeley students were informed by the RIAA's lawfirm that they were infringing on copyrights through the use of Limewire.They were offered a settlement of $750 per song in order to avoid legal action.Between 2002 and 2003, the RIAA attempted to get Verizon to disclose the identities of file-sharing customers based on a simple one-page subpoena.