I don't know what the ISPs are like anywhere else but here in Australia they're too expensive especially when it comes to broadband connections.
They charge too much and their download limits are too low, some as low as 400mb per month so we simply cannot stay connected to LimeWire indefinitely otherwise we either get choked back to lower than dialup speeds or are charged extra fees in excess of 15cents per mb.
Believe me, we entertain the belief that information should be free to pass on to others but the greed of some corporations puts a price on it whether we like it or not.