copyright infringement is copyright infringment it doesn't matter if it's a $15 song or a $6000 piece of software. I still support the company's and artist that I use and like the most/ can afford to. personally I can't afford to drop $300 on a new version of a piece of software every year. And I don't really want to pay for a game that I'll play acouple times and find out it really sucks. But if it's good and I like it I'll go buy it. it's all a try before you buy. so you don't waste all that money cause this **** isn't cheap.

P.S. Most software companies would rather you pirate their software than buy the competition.