&#62; I pirate because I would never be afford all the things I want or use.<p>That may apply for you, but seems empirically false. Take, for instance, 2D Boy's recent "Pay Want You Want". The plurality[0] chose to give $0.01 (the lowest possible amount). I really have a hard time believing that $0.01 was anywhere near the maximum of what the average customer could afford, or valued the game at.<p>As long as it's without consequence and easy enough, people will take what they can. Leave a six-pack of beer in a communal college dorm and see how long it lasts, if you don't believe me.<p>[0]: <a href="http://2dboy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/histogram.png" rel="nofollow">http://2dboy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/histogram.p...</a>