This is in the signature of one of our users.
It's logic is wholefully flawed yet it is the root of many people's reasoning to continue being software pirates. While you are not removing the original product, you are removing profit from the company and indirectly, the future income for the software developers.
So you are commiting theft of income in the long term. You are effectively reaching into the pocket of some hard working software engineer and taking out his child's school lunch money. Especially if that company closes down or is forced to reduce its labor force.
This is why I refuse to copy a game/music/movie etc. Because it is not right to think that you are so above everyone else that you do not have to financially recognize someone else's hard work and effort.
Nearly all PC games have demos, so the idea that you want to play it first is bullshit, your simply a thief who deserves their hands cut. Even music has plenty of free, legal avenues to listen to it first before you buy.
This is the end of my rant, carry on.
