The recording industry has been pulling out all the stops to try to put an end to illegal file-sharing and other forms of high-tech piracy. But according to a new study, all the lawsuits, threats, and interventions aren’t having much of an impact in the UK. 51% of iPod users in Great Britain continue to download music without paying for it, and fewer than 20% use legal pay-per-download services exclusively. “The survey… also highlighted a large degree of confusion among consumers about whether or not they were breaking copyright laws by using illegal sites. Only four in 10 said that they understood the law.”