You've explained exactly why I don't consider "lost sales" a valid argument. In any event, the debate about copyright is indeed much larger than the debate abo

You've explained exactly why I don't consider "lost sales" a valid argument. In any event, the debate about copyright is indeed much larger than the debate about piracy. I was restricting my thoughts to piracy (and really piracy for the purpose of obtaining new media, not for doing things with paid-for media that you should be allowed to do) and whether or not it is justified. I should have made that more clear. If you feel I am still missing something, considering my narrow focus, please let me know. It was not my intention to exclude any reasonable perspectives or bias my post to my own views.