Most people I have met see copyright infringement as a victimless crime only when it is being done by "little people" and only when there is no profit involved.

Most people I have met see copyright infringement as a victimless crime only when it is being done by "little people" and only when there is no profit involved. When a large company is profiting from copyright or patent infringement, people generally think that company is in the wrong and the the artist/author/inventor should be paid.