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Senior industry figures expe

As the campaign initiated by the RIAA in the United States seemed to show, suing file-sharers does little to reduce online piracy.

The swapping of files online continued unabated throughout the last decade of litigation, prompting a new strategy from the international music and movie industries – trying to hold ISPs responsible for the activities of their subscribers.

Computerworld: "Internet service providers should have authority to block subscribers from sharing music and other files without permission of the copyright owner, the RIAA said.

"ISPs are in a unique position to limit online theft," the RIAA said..."

A study of online behavior conducted by security firm Arbor Networks

IT World: "I often point out that Windows is insecure. It's so insecure, in fact, that I, in all seriousness, propose that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) should start forcing users to secure Windows..."