> but every person who has used the product without paying for it is such a loss. i bought lots of products only after pirating them. would i not have done tha

> but every person who has used the product without paying for it is such a loss. i bought lots of products only after pirating them. would i not have done that i would not have bought many things at all. I also fondly remember simply not having the funds to buy software and pirating them was the only way to move forward. in both cases my "stolen" copy should not account for a loss of sale and the former even supported making a sale at all....