If im not mistaken, through my use of newsgroups.. Isnt SSL encrypted so they dont know what you are downloading? It just comes back as though your browsing the net or something?
I've used newsgroups for around 4-5 years, and I consider £9 a month a better option for max downloads and more content than using crappy p2p sites that just leach more upload than download.
Threats around legalisations and copywrite dont really scare many, because like me, they have been using the internet since the times of napster and have never had a knock on the door yet.
Trouble with most corperations is that who wants to pay £200 for an operating system you can get online for free? the price gap is just obsurd. its like going from one shop and next door and seeing a bargain on the same item, you'd choose the cheaper one. Now if it was somewhere inbetween, you might think ahh well, why not?
I wouldnt mind paying money for a monthly choice, its just the fact of paying £3 for a song ill get bored of after a few listens, or I can view on youtube at any time.