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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
I don't think piracy is bad. CMV

I "know a guy" who pirates plenty of software, and I don't think it is bad to do so because:  

1. He would not buy the software regardless, but he is able to use it through piracy. If there was no way to pirate the software (let's use Photoshop as an example here), then he would either not use it or find a free alternative (GIMP), but he would not buy the software (especially with Photoshop, which is hundreds of dollars).  

2. He is not actually taking resources or materials from a company. Most of the time, he is downloading a trial from the real developer, and then extending the trial period to never ending (with a keygen or crack). It is not like taking a toy, where the company is actually *losing* money, which would be the metal, plastic, batteries, etc.

3. Because of the two reasons above, he can actually help the company. If no matter what, he would purchase Photoshop, but he pirates it and tells me, "hey, Photoshop is great. Look, I made it look like I'm banging this hot chick!" And I say, "That's awesome, bro! I'm going to check out Photoshop!" Then I download it, use my trial, and then end up buying it. My friend just *gave* Adobe another purchase.

Now please, try to CMV!
gpt
Because he isn't taking something tangible doesn't mean he isn't taking something that belongs to someone else. Intellectual property has value, and it has an ownership, and that owner should have the full to do with it what they want.

 Is it ok the NSA takes people's information? They're not taking anything physical from them, so they're not really losing anything by them operating. Maybe sometimes they do tap in through backdoors in software that we were trying to keep private(keygens), but c'mon, we have so much public information on social media(free alternatives) that they would get our information regardless.

But hey, they can actually help. They can just let other government agents(friends) know if anything is interesting about this person(product). 

Intellectual property, even though it cannot be felt with the hands, has a value, and a value people hold closely and deeply. Taking other people's stuff, REGARDLESS of what happens to them, is STILL taking other people's stuff!