I've downloaded several games in order to demo them. I delete them after a day or two if I don't like them.

If I do enjoy the game, I'll go out and buy it to support the developers and publisher. Is this illegal? Yes, but with games floating at $50 (couple this with the inability to get your money back if you don't like it) I consider it part of the research process. Over the past several years, I've probably spent $200 or so on crappy games that I've been suckered into buying. Hell if I'll let that happen again.

I also use file-sharing programs to find rare songs or bootlegs from Bruce Springsteen.

As for trying to stop this activity: good luck. There are programs out there that can block entire IP ranges (which cost several thousand dollars to purchase), effectively making downloaders invisible from RIAA investigators. At last count this program is blocking 699,425,457 IPs...

The best thing for the industry to do is offer people incentives not to download (such as iTunes). For example, you can't play games over the Internet if you've illegally downloaded it because your key wont match. Bruce Springsteen's next CD will feature DVD content on one side (which is a pain for fans to acquire over the Internet), encouraging people to buy the actual product in stores.

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