Illegal Downloading

At the moment there is legislation in the UK that it going to go into effect somewhere around 2009 if it passes that would requite ISPs to cooperate and report illegal transfers of files. This would hold the ISPs accountable and force them to provide information leading that possibly leads to convictions, even the possibility of losing rights to internet use all together. The ISPs disagree and argue that they are just the "conduits and not responsible for content". They also stress their concern over who is going to have to pay to have all this monitored, the music and film companies surely won't want to nor would I want them to. I think just like all of things today this is fueled by money more than anything on all ends as well. In the article I was reading they went on to say that no matter what you did illegal downloaders would find a way to continue to do so no matter what you did. The articles end's with this quote,

"I'm afraid the horse has bolted and the only way the record industry is going to be able to contain piracy is to offer better services at a price that is right."

This is exactly what is why most people download illegally. Most people would be happy to pay a reasonable price for music and movies if someone offered them. We are at the time where people grew up with free downloads for these type of things and were used to it and now they are being asked to pay a high amount for the stuff that was once free. It may not have always been ethical or immoral and that doesn't make it right. I know that the music and film industry are trying to make a living. What type of living is the question, there are the select few that make it seem like life is joke for them. However, music and film aren't vital to life and so if push comes to shove I think people would and could do without it if they had to or things went that way that they were forced to. Look at the video game industry, sure there are illegal downloads and sharing going on but not to the extent of the music and film industry. Why aren't the game developers complaining and griping? Maybe it is because they make a product worth buying, making a product people want to purchase and see successful, you decide.