If piracy were a completely black and white issue, I think that software companies would only ask for money out of users that make money with their tools. There are definitely some gray areas, however, so most manufacturers take the public stance that ALL piracy is wrong, then choose to enforce it selectively.

Many companies have ultimately gotten the money from software that I have "stolen" from them. The skills I gained using those tools have been the basis of my career.

I won't go into the subject of OSS because that's a completely different ball of wax... it means different ways of making money which may or may not pan out. As much as we fight the notion, money is STILL important.

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