Thank you.
The largest class action copyright infringement suit in Canadian history was in the neighbourhood of $6 billion for 300,000 illegally distributed works.
It wasn't against isoHunt; it was against CRIA, because CRIA was taking the works of musicians and not bothering to pay them. It was known as the Chet Baker case. Poor Chet used to get paid in cash to play phenomenal works, and it was his estate that asked about all the records they'd been putting out in his name for decades. I don't think they settled anywhere near the $6 billion figure, but it does show the incredible power that the few large players have over the individual artists. They don't seem to mind ripping off artists whenever it suits them.
I'm interesting in having you update us on the Heather Robertson case and the issue of the rights of freelancers.