I do pirate some things... but here's why. One, if I literally can't find something (usually a song) anywhere online, in stores, or wherever else, I'll just download it. That thankfully doesn't happen too much.
Two, if I already own a game, I may download it. The best example of this is the Pokemon games. I own every single one of the GBC/GBA games, and I have ROMs for quite a few of them. One has died, but the main reason is because I have my laptop with me far more often than my GBA. So, no one is losing money here. I already bought the game.
Three, if I don't want to buy a game, but would like to try it out to see if it's good (and there is no demo available), I'll pirate it. If I like it, I'll buy it. If I don't, I won't buy it. That's not necessarily the best justification... but I figure if I wasn't going to buy it anyway, it could end up working out better for the publisher/developer because if I do like it, I will buy it.
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