That article is so ignorant.<p>I pirate because I would never be afford all the things I want or use.<p>I'm not saying I wouldn't pay someday when I have money, but the $ to content ratio is too high. It is not stealing a product, but a service. I'm stealing an experience created by a company (video games) or a sound created by musicians and not paying the entrance fee.<p>There is another side to the issue that he completely ignores.