Suing Uploaders, Scaring Downloaders - It Works

Because the RIAA and MPAA can't really stem the downloading of Internet music and movies by going after the downloaders, they file suit against the uploaders (file-sharers), then count upon a technically confused fourth estate to misreport the facts. Real downloaders read the headlines, get scared, and curtail their downloading. The industry gets what it wants with a fraction of the effort.