Hi again !
Please see >
The Gowers Report - UK Government Report on Copyright Law Changes * RIPA * - What the British Government can now do to you. The Legal Aspect Of File-Sharing 
btw... The main thing 'they' are looking for is the SHARING of copyright material...
Music, movies and applications.
In 'most' cultures DownLoading is not illegal... UpLoading IS !
"Tis better to take than to give," I guess.
My 'answer' is simple... I share 1,000s and 1,000s of eBooks.
Average daily upload is 1GB with a so-called 320Kbps Up bandwidth...
'They' don't seem to care about books. (For now, that is !)
Be sure to read the Janis Ian reports.