re: Why did the RIAA &MPAA target peer-to-peer networks instead of one-click hosts?

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That makes sense. So were Limewire, Bit Torrent, and all of the other major sites for either single files or torrents based in the US?

Interesting to see how international copyright issues and subpoena powers are the main determinant of the lawsuits.

ETA: Okay next question. How was Mega Upload seized by the US gov't when its founders are from New Zealand and the company was based in Hong Kong?

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Things like Limewire, the companies can pay people to see who is downloading/sharing by participating in that sharing and get IP addresses. Basically they track you by also illegally downloading the movie/song from you. They can use this information to sue people and get the identities behind the IP addresses.

With a single click downloader, who is downloading is all done by that server, they can't track it unless they hack the server.

US Government is big, it can push smaller governments around. Megaupload is an interesting case and may never go to court. It got stuff seized in China though, which has sometimes not been favorable to certain people who break copyrights especially with closer ties between Hollywood and China to get more money.