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RST101 makes a very good point. Many music (and movie) downloaders would not buy the content under any circumstances and therefore they represent no loss to the copyright holders. They download it because they can. And they can because someone UPloaded it. Torrent trackers and indexers do not house content. They only connect users who wish to share content. ISPs are even further removed... they only provide access to the Internet and would lose customers if they were thought to be spying on them.
If I owned a liquor store, would I be liable for everything my customers did while drunk? Should the booze merchant be monitoring my drinking habits?