A settlement has been reached in the Google Click fraud case. Google will pay $30 million and issue credits to adsense advertisers. The advertisers will get $4.50 for each $1000 they spent. The attornies will get the $30 million.

Some will argue that the attornies earn all that money because of their edumacation and that they are better than us. So, okay. I'll buy the arguement. But when the RIAA and MPAA sue someone, do they get the cash? If they do, why don't civilians?