I'm against piracy, but I can none-the-less see a clear distinction between copyright infringement and theft. > For the developer/distributor/publisher/artist

I'm against piracy, but I can none-the-less see a clear distinction between copyright infringement and theft. > For the developer/distributor/publisher/artist or whomever is expecting a cut from sales the result is the same: they lost a part of their wage. I take issue with this particular argument. By that logic, not consuming is morally equivalent to theft. I'm sure some people would love that to be a common belief.