Absolutely, yes. Even as a professional software engineer I think software should be free, and tell everybody I know to pirate software, if they can.
Imagine we discovered a way to generate almost unlimited energy for very cheap, then we told poor people if they want any they have to pay it at the same price per kilowatt hour as current energy or it's stealing. It would be morally wrong. Digital content is the same, current copyright laws are unethical.
> tell everybody I know to pirate software, if they can.
I can see where you’re coming from on a philosophical level.
On a practical level that’s just asking for malware, especially for software that’s been cracked.
I would tell people the opposite.
Imagine we discovered a way to generate almost unlimited energy for very cheap, then we told poor people if they want any they have to pay it at the same price per kilowatt hour as current energy or it's stealing. It would be morally wrong. Digital content is the same, current copyright laws are unethical.