Yeah, it wouldn't be worth paying a US lawyer for, the culprit is probably not in the US either. He probably needs a croatian lawyer. But I wouldn't pay, I'd get onto the website host and show the content is in breach of copyright.
I remember a blogger writing about his experience of paying a Fiverr.com GIG for help with his PC, and the Fiverr guy said if he didn't pay him a $1000 he would crash the guys whole website. So yes, people like this do exist, right now, all over the internet. It drives home that we have to be very careful with our backups and who we give our confidential information to. You just never know!
Here's the guys blog where he tells his story.
http://www.rxseo.net/fiver-is-a-scam/
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