[BlueSprocket]

Ahhhh, software piracy. First off, my opinion is very simple, you pay for what you get one way or the other. You should pay for the services/products you consume and in turn you should be compensated for any service/product you have to offer. I little Idealistic I know, but thus far it's worked for me.

Anyways...I was working on a project quite a while back and a client was asking me what I though the best plugin for "XYZ" was. I told him what I used, and that I was quite happy with it. A few days later, he called me..."Dude, I got that plugin you were talking about. Its awesome!"

I was a little taken aback, thinking that it was a fairly expensive plugin to go out and buy if you weren't making money with it. So I asked how much he paid for it. He replied, "Oh, I didn't buy it..."

The kicker...this client...a professional software developer. This is when I put into place my explicit "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gear/software/etc. I'll buy what I use, if you don't...I just don't want to know. Somehow, I feel the people who don't buy what they use have it coming in the end. Just thought I'd share that.