Way to blatantly and foolishly misread the situation. This isn’t about illegal downloads, this is about ASCAP trying to horn extra money out of LEGAL downloads by declaring them to be something they aren’t. The artists will still get their normal pay for the sale of the goods, they just don’t get the performance royalty because it’s not a performance.
If I misunderstood the decision forgive me. I can’t tell you how many people I know who believe downloading songs, or books or movies from file sharing sites should be legal & free, and the consequences to the artists should be irrelevant.