The problem is, that "The music industry" cannot separate Legal P2P Downloads from their Property on the P2P Network.

Sure, they can often see if someone has a file on offer for download, but intercepting and analysing all Data Packets for Pirated Content is beyond their Resources. (as in not cost effective)

Please understand that not all Internet Traffic is P2P Network Traffic, and not all P2P Traffic is illeagal (although I won't argue what the percentages are on this one).

Nick, Emsdetten, Germany

I don't know about you Alan, but I'm not willing to trade in every single shread of my online privacy (you know, like bank details, identity, private emails to my girlfriend, my own original, copyrighted works, etc) so that a private (yes, private!) business, the music industry, can send someone a bill. You would not want the music industry opening all your mail and listening to all your telephone conversations in case you might be committing copyright infringement, so why suggest they do it to our internet traffic? Whatever you may think, it's not easier. It's considerably more difficult. And robs all service-users of quite a lot of things we'd class as rights.

Andy has it rather well: many crimes are not possible without telephone/mail, but you can't punish the telephone/mail services. It's the criminal who is at fault, not the service provider.

ISP's have not built a business on music.

Privacy arguments are NOT bogus arguments.

The music industry needs to face reality.

Craig Sutherland, Edinburgh,

I am completely with the first poster on this, I have lost count of the amount of 'intellectual property' I have lost through poor media (CDs and DVD splitting/scratching!, tapes getting worn, VHS anyone?). I'm sorry but I don't pay 10-15 pounds for a peice of plastic, I pay 10-15 for the right to view/listen to the content.

It's funny how the media corporations don't make it very easy for people to replace already purchased material or backup their existing media. I really think they expect you will just go out and repurchase the 'intellectual property' being as stupid as you are, and lets not forget the Greatest Hits (CDs) or the Super Ultimate - Directors Cut 6 DVD Editions (thats after two previuos editions) that, you know they're gonna sell ya!

So how about, YOU sort out YOUR Industry for a start, get the consumer on side again and here's a thought... Lower your prices to a point where people would rather download/buy your material from you, than cheat you - or your artist's.

James, New Malden, U.K