as far as I know piracy is just a pretty word to call this.
the problem with this kind of stuff (beside illegal sale of material) is that if you lend your friend a book or a CD, and he likes it he might buy his own, if he copies it, he sure as hell won't. in the end "it's money that makes the wold go round". yups, most games and music are made for a profit, which "piarcy" decreases, so creators of this stuff have to decrease quality.
an iteresting thought though is that piracy, in a way, provides competition to legal versions lowering the prices for us. so next time you like some game you donloaded buy something from it's company, it's only fair...
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