I don't think you are right. 'You don't deal with scum' is a line that's being crossed too many time nowadays in my opinion. Maybe I'm old fashioned but when I grew up there were some values I've been taught. One if it was: You don't steal from other people!

And yes, the RIAA and the record companies do have success. Anyone who puts up a website with music content and doesn't live in some lawless territory or uses a hijacked computer, is at plain risk of getting caught within days, if not within hours. The web is not anonymous! It just needs someone to really dig his claws into it. Something that's lacking in the porn industry in my opinion.

But with music piracy, people get sued and have to pay from a couple of hundert bucks up to a shitload of money. And that's the only way you can hurt them. Go after their money. And if there is no money in their pocket, there should be always a nice place behind bars with nice fellows in the same room to keep them happy.

Let's bet how often those thieves pop up again to distribute other peoples property without being asked to do so, when it's their butt which gets nailed.