Just don't pay ...
Making random payments to unidentified bad guys in the hope that the data fairy will grace you with a visit sounds like hopeless optimism, to me.
... but if the purpose of the ransomware is to extort money to fund a terrorist organization it may (depending on where you live/work) be a crime to pay to the ransom. Even where it is not directly a criminal offence any victim who decides to decides to pay is likely to attract uncomfortable scrutiny from the security forces.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
