I used to pirate software all the time, but now I find it tedious and usually just get freeware stuff. Now, I pirate tv shows since I don't watch tv much anymore, sometimes books since Gutenberg has a bunch of nonsense and vidya. I also don't like the idea of spending 20 dollars to go to the movies so I am a cheapo in that regard. While I do buy the belief that electronic piracy isn't tantamount to physical theft, I do not believe it to be some noble thing either. Just people wanting free stuff. I could probably stop and not be affected to any large degree but it's mostly a habit now. Piracy is also responsible for my adequacy with a computer, even way back then I wasn't getting viruses from crack sites like some people do.