Autodesk's behaior in this is no different, morally, from metal theft: an act that gives a trivial benefit a very small number of people at a massive cost to ma

Autodesk's behaior in this is no different, morally, from metal theft: an act that gives a trivial benefit a very small number of people at a massive cost to many victims. The amount of money Autodesk's multi-mansion & yacht class of managers will make from attempting to force hobbyists into paid software rental is trivial compared to both Autodesk's existing profits and the amount of damage this will do to the creative capacity of society. It's a problem that government continues to allow extractive companies, such as Autodesk, to offer one-sided consumer "contracts" that are binding on consumers but can be unilaterally and arbitrarily revoked by the issuer.