The answer is because the Recording Industry of America's members, Universal, Warner, and Sony, got bent out of shape over lost profits, inflated them, and then declared war on the people of the United States judicial system, in effect changing laws. I'm not going to get into what's right and wrong about file-sharing because you should already know it. But there used to be five major labels. Then four. And now three. Consolidation is a good thing, right? Monopolies are illegal, but I've got a feeling when there are two big labels, the government won't be so quick about doing anything about it. Wait and see.
Hannibal Lecter on drums.