Since I have a pretty strong tendency to pirate music, movies, etc I'll sit on the for side of it. This is going to be tough to argue since I do agree that is wrong in the general sense of it however it all depends on your position. I would never be the person perched in theatre projection booth with a camera and sound cables recording a movie for the sake of sharing it online. Nor would I be the one out buying a cd or what have you the day it came out with the intent of sharing it with the masses. I'm more the person that will sit back and scoop something once its been deemed "safe" from viruses, etc by the masses. While I would still call this stealing I can argue that I'm relatively small minnow in a pond full of dinner sized fish. I never share, never upload, and rarely seed torrents to protect myself. I did once get notice from the cable company telling me to stop but after a few months of being silent I haven't heard anything from them. I only get things that I can DL in an hour or two to minimize my risk but it does still exist. I wouldn't equate my actions to finding a $20 on the ground outside a bank and pocketing it. Is the best thing to do? No. But could things be worse? Yes. The fact is millions of people do this everyday and many of them are not malicious. Record, movie, software, etc companies need to realize that their products are ridiculously priced and do something about if they want to have a real shot at keeping business afloat. I love having original copies of things and owning them but every $10 I save on something I can get for free is better for me.