you justify software theft however you like, to a lot of people its just as bad as actual theft. you pirate a peice of software, music or a game that you could have otherwise purchased you are depriving the maker of the revenue from that lost sale. if at any point you would think "wow is is great, i would have paid money for this" congratulations you are a thief no matter what way you try to rationalize it outDefinition of theft is to "permanently deprive someone of something", so copying software or downloading it isn't "permanently depriving" as the original is still intact and unaffected (as long as you don't use its activation code), and if you had no intention to buy the software (especially if it doesn't do what you are led to believe it does) then there is no loss on something that hasn't been permanently deprived or would have gained revenue anyway. So, don't feel guilty Twilight Wolf! (any more than singing "Happy birthday" to a relative or humming along a tune or whatever). This is however as long as you obtain the software strictly for own use, haven't paid for it and not passing it on. This therefore becomes an issue of copyright, especially if you don't torrent it; not theft, which is a different thing entirely. Taking something material, is permanently depriving, is theft in all senses of the word. Anyway...
its perfectly ok to steal a 1500$ software suite but not a 15$ pair of earbuds because its not a tangible good? sounds like hypocracy to me.
It's not like your perfect. Gtfo Cennar and Cowsgoquacks' backs.
(I must be getting old already.)
