You’re equating the law with morality. They differ sometimes.
And yes, personally as soon as I had the money I purchased (or rather leased) everything I pirated and used past a standard trial period. Except for a few indie albums whose creators I couldn’t find. Except for age of empires, now I think if it. I’ll go buy it tonight.
Even from a moral point of view, would you work for your employer if they told you “You won’t get a salary but I promise that when things are financially better in a few years I will pay you back!” and a fairly substantial % of employers would do that but in the end only a minority would keep their promise?
You’re equating the law with morality. They differ sometimes.
And yes, personally as soon as I had the money I purchased (or rather leased) everything I pirated and used past a standard trial period. Except for a few indie albums whose creators I couldn’t find. Except for age of empires, now I think if it. I’ll go buy it tonight.
Even from a moral point of view, would you work for your employer if they told you “You won’t get a salary but I promise that when things are financially better in a few years I will pay you back!” and a fairly substantial % of employers would do that but in the end only a minority would keep their promise?
Sounds nice, right?
Literally an internship