ISPs React to Illegal Music Downloaders I heard the news recently that Internet Service Providers in the UK will be sending people who illegally download music letters warning them that if they continue they will have their internet access blocked. What about people who download photos from the web of their own use?

I guess the difference is that the music industry is 'big business', photography is effectively a cottage industry with most photographers being one man operations. This means that the collective might of photographers counts for very little when compared to the giants of the music industry.

It's very unfair but what can we do to change this and get equal treatment? I think most people who download 'free' music know they are doing something wrong, but most people who save a picture from Google Images at add into their party invitation, for example, do not even realise that they are breaching copyright laws. In fact, is there a legitimate use for the 'Save Picture As...' function of web browsers? 
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