These are all valid points, aligned with many of the views being upvoted today. However, I'd just like to point something out.
According to this article and many others, we all "pirate stuff" because it's "easier than the paid model"... well, the same goes for driving a car.
I would much rather just walk into my underground parking lot, hotwire a car, and ditch it once I got to my destination. But, I have morals.
I am not likening stealing a car to copyright infringement, only pointing out the reasoning that "I pirate because it's easier to do so" isn't really a moral/valid point.
It's easier for me to kill you instantly with my gun than it is for me to reason with you about a topic I don't care to reason about, too.
According to this article and many others, we all "pirate stuff" because it's "easier than the paid model"... well, the same goes for driving a car.
I would much rather just walk into my underground parking lot, hotwire a car, and ditch it once I got to my destination. But, I have morals.
I am not likening stealing a car to copyright infringement, only pointing out the reasoning that "I pirate because it's easier to do so" isn't really a moral/valid point.
It's easier for me to kill you instantly with my gun than it is for me to reason with you about a topic I don't care to reason about, too.