By "pirates", I mean an average /b/tard who downloads software just because it's there to steal. I didn't make the point clear at all. If I were to pirate a piece of software, I wouldn't consider myself a "pirate" - mostly because I'd pay for it if I found it extremely useful.
I guess I should work on making my points clear, eh?
I don't think that's necessarily true. Quite a few 'pirates' simply don't have the money. If they had it, they would have paid.
I'm not saying it's -right-. I'm saying it happens.