I still think this is an issue where code trumps law. The bottom line is whether encryption can hide the contents and identity of file traders, and whether the music companies can poison content or whether reputation systems can work to insulate against bogus data. These are the issues which are in the end going to determine whether file trading survives.

Spiked is a political, not a tech site, of the weirdo
started-as-rabid-marxists-became-somewhat-more-rabid- libertarian-with-their-own-weird-memes-thrown-in variety.

They have interesting articles, but caveat emptor.