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I might agree about the RIAA being responsible for the increased awareness of the illegality of music piracy, but they're also responsible for the increased misinformation about it. Not only because they provide misinformation but also as a 'human nature' side effect. The more people are aware of laws punishing them for something they want to do, the more likely they are to hide that they do it. Only as long as they believe they won't be punished will they be truthful-and that belief must also extend to a belief if the pollster's promise of anonymity. Human nature says that the more stings people read about (whether they involve supposed research, pollsters, or whatever-mostly people just remember that the criminals were gullible enough to believe the 'promises' that were made) the less likely it is that people who know they're breaking the law will admit it-to anybody.
The more 'crimes' are prosecuted, the more the 'criminals' go underground. It's been that way since Hammurabi invented laws, I think.
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