When I hear theft I think of guys in masks sneaking into someones home at night and depriving them of their belongings. Associating illegitimate use of software

When I hear theft I think of guys in masks sneaking into someones home at night and depriving them of their belongings. Associating illegitimate use of software with theft is misleading. It's like telling kids that marijuana can kill them to dissuade them from using it. I'm not saying it isn't wrong... I'd just like to see a word that wasn't deliberately chosen for it's connotative baggage.