If anything, piracy increases the chances that I may buy someone's software. I'm definitely not going to risk money on the chance that a program might be usefu

If anything, piracy increases the chances that I may buy someone's software. I'm definitely not going to risk money on the chance that a program might be useful, and if it turns out to be what I want, I'll likely pay for it. Many people who pirate it wouldn't have bought it in the first place, so it's not a lost sale and it actually increases knowledge about particular software.