In its first bout the RIAA took on United Airlines and emerged victorious and in its second beat rival U-Haul, paving its way to the final stages where it faced the mighty wrath of Halliburton, Exxon and Walmart.

As Halliburton took out Walmart with an impressive 69.6% of the vote, the RIAA had to square up to Exxon – and it won, taking 65.7% of the vote, nearly double that of its rival.

Then came the final, dubbed The Final DeathMatch

The Consumerist ranted “RIAA and Halliburton advance to the final round for a fight to the death. Who will emerge “Worst Company in America 2007?” Only one can survive! It will probably be the RIAA!”

And it was! The RIAA collected 53.8% of the vote beating last years winner Halliburton.

The Consumerist felt that the vote sent a clear message: “The internet cares deeply about being able to download music illegally”. Considering the extortionate costs associated with hiring a lawyer, maybe Americans just don’t like being sued.

Source: RIAA: Worst Company in America 2007