Quote Originally Posted by Supernova View Post
Most people don't have this same sense of morals. I don't think this "try before buying" attitude is so bad. It's just that it's uncommon to find someone that only does this, even amongst those who say they do.

My point, though, was that, in light of SOPA and PIPA, piracy makes a great excuse for lawmakers to push shoddy legislation that threatens the right of people engaged in legitimate activities.

But that point's been made. I'd like to hear the core argument in favor of piracy.
This is speculation. While my experience is anecdotal, my experience is that people resort to piracy because of the unfair conditions they have been presented with. It has nothing to do with people taking advantage of new technology. People used to copy VHS tapes and sell them right on the street.

It comes down to our consumerist cultures flooding the market with products mislabeled as art, while people with minimal purchasing power are still looking to find the art. So they go through the crap for free while still spending their extra money on the art.

Kids are the only exception, but I don't know a single adult who chooses piracy over purchase just because they can, and not because of the reasons I stated above.

The only way to prove people are taking advantage just because they can is to show me how the industries are going bankrupt. They are not. They are doing just fine.