Monkey... Yes.. they would be shooting themselves in the foot.. However.. downloading ANY copyrighten material is illegal in the USA.
Canada has posed a levy for people who wish to download music and movies.
What would you rather have?
DRM content vs. Free content but a tax levied on blank media.
This war is not going to sqelch anytime soon. I saw an article on "Campus Review" that stated that sharing is what we are taught to do in grade school. Are we training our children to horde and not share their wealth? The issues on copyright infringement are confusing to me too.
Personally, I don't feel strongly either way. I remember pre-napster when I just listened to radio. The consumption is just implemented in a different way.