okay...another thought...this one more on the subject of actual warez... john is 16 years old. all his life he has been driven by the need to create. he works 18 hours a week at burger king, and goes to highschool. his parents are lower middle class. he puts together a computer from leftovers from kids he is friends with in school. they turn him on to their high end software packages, and, johnny sets down to play. johnny has an awesome talent in all aspects of the cgi field. he takes to modelling like a duck to water, and lets all who view his models know what program he used to create them. he's an ace at uvmapping, and texturing...once again...he declares the tools of his trade...although, they are purloined. folks all over love what johnny has created. they want to make it, too. soooo, they buy the same software johnny uses. and, they try and try. then, they buy even more of the software that johnny has been using. and, they tell all their friends how cool that software is. in the meantime...johnny's mom smells pot in his room. she is up to her last straw with him smoking "the devil weed" in his room. she calls the cops. johnny gets raided for "what's that funny smell?". a rookie cop spots his computer, and, hoping for a kiddie porn bust, so early in his career...orders it confiscated. in custody, the computer yields the many secrets of johnny's warez activity. he goes to jail. his friends, more well to do get chastised, and, have a mark on their "permanent records", that will be deleted when they turn 18. is this ethical?