Sorry Booty Dude,
I only ripped off enough ISO's from file-sharing networks to compensate for one years worth of cable internet bills.
After awhile it finally occured to me such things are wrong, no matter how you justify/rationalize it.
Besides, with Half-Life 2's success, I am afraid more companies will follow their example. Better to get out of that habit while I can.
On the plus side, every game I downloaded turned out to be crap. I must have saved $500 in (near) mistakes.