There are those who believe piracy can not be stopped.

In the case of media makers they offer great packaging, posters, coupons, or something else so enticing that most people would want to buy the real version because the pirated version does not have these things.

So maybe software companies can apply the same logic.

If they offer free plugns or a manual that doesn't fall apart maybe people would want to buy it more because they know they will get much more than the pirated version.

These software companies need to think out of the box when fighting piracy instead of coming directly at it. It would be more cost effective.