To me it is a problem between the owner of the rights and the people abusing those rights. They have the details of who downloaded, who uploaded and who sneezed.
The laws are cockeyed. In Australia, if you go to the pub, get pissed, drive and have an accident, you can sue the licensee of the pub. The govt will have already booked the licensee for selling to an intoxicated person.

And that's right. You are responsible for everything happen on your watch. No matter if you are a licensee, guard or prime minister. Just do your job, not fill up your pockets.