People will keep downloading as long as it is easier than the alternatives.
An expert has suggested that most music lovers feel they should pay for songs, but will continue to illegally download while it is easy.
Sean Adams, founder and editor of Drowned In Sound, pointed to the recent Digital Britain report and suggested that people rarely give true answers when taking part in a government poll about illegal activities.
He explained: "Most people feel they should pay for something, especially when they love the people creating it but when, like with Woolworths pick'n'mix, it's so easy to steal it, they will continue to do so."
Mr Adams also said that people are attracted to using technologies such as peer-to-peer websites as they allow them to download entire artists' discographies for free in less time than time than it takes to register, use and pay for a legal site like iTunes.
Last week, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, 32, was ordered to pay $1.9 million (£1.2 million) after a jury in Minnesota ruled that she violated music copyright when she illegally shared 24 tracks.
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