Oh, I agree it's a crime, all right. But it's more akin to stealing an idea than theft. I mean... You wouldn't say Jesus Christ was stealing bread and wine when He made some illegal copies, right?
The thing is : I'm frankly fed up with the 'it's all the same' attitude some people have. And just as well worth the 'one company made millions on one product, therefore it's okay if I pirate everything' the other camp tends to use.
Situations just can't be boiled down like that...
It’s a subject that will rage on forever no doubt. I don’t think it can be justified for anyone but I know first-hand how it feels when your a one-man development team and there are a couple hundred thousand more people playing your game, than there are bought it.
But I’ve never bothered trying to prevent it, the way I see it, those people would never have bought the game anyway. That’s generally how it goes.