Whats your take on Piracy?

[Croyles]

I played god by creating a monster (the thread). Then I didnt take responsibility for it (i.e. not contributing to the thread), just like mankind

Well, its getting there at least...

Piracy (or file-sharing if thats the correct technical term) IS theft, theres no denying it. Doesnt matter if your not getting rid of the original copy, your stealing the copyright. But I guess everyone knows this.
I always wondered this:

Would you not get it if it wasnt available for file-sharing?
If you WERE going to buy it, would file-sharing stop you?

No real way to know... Statistics will never exist for this kind of stuff..