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According to the early published results of a new survey conducted by news.com.au and market research firm CoreData, most individuals downloading illicit media from the Internet would do so legally if only the entertainment industries would provide them a cheap and convenient platform from which to do so.

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.