Piracy is a crime. Unfortunately, lots of youth and adults think sharing software, games, music, ebooks, pictures, etc. is just a convenient tool to help reduce costs. In fact, digital piracy is often portrayed as a victimless crime, but that portrayal is false. Consider the costs:

Should piracy be legal? | Debate.org Piracy should be legal In the entire world, more people pirate software in poorer countries. This occurs because they cannot afford to pay the full price for legitimate software and licenses. All The Facts on Online Piracy | Insurance Dec 23, 2019 Legal Penalties for Software Piracy | Legal Beagle

Piracy is Theft - The Cost of Digital Piracy | Webroot

Piracy is Theft - The Cost of Digital Piracy | Webroot

Piracy | copyright crime | Britannica

Legal issues arise when peer-to-peer networks and other methods are used for the unauthorized transfer and copying of copyrighted materials, such as music, books, and movie files. The illegal duplication and distribution of copyrighted files is known as piracy. Piracy and illegal file-sharing: UK and US legal and Online piracy has resulted in large losses in revenue - some estimate as much as US$6.1 billion worldwide for film piracy in 2005 alone (see Motion Picture Association of America, Worldwide study of losses to the film industry and international economies due to piracy) - and the law and legal remedies have often been unable to keep up with the