The "Warez Mindset" grew out of the anti-corporate mentality of the seventies and eighties counter-culture, back when hackers were romantic figures dodging corporate and government security to bring the Truth to the masses. They were viewed in much the same way as highwaymen were at the end of the 19th Century - as people attacking the Fat Cats, the nobles. The ones who screwed over the peasants were generally ignored, as were the ruthless murderers among their ranks; they were the "modern Robin Hood"'s and could do no wrong. That mentality is what backs the HackerZ and Warez Kitties - they only see themselves as attacking the greedy corporations, and don't realize they are ultimately hurting EVERYONE EXCEPT those "fatcats" who cut their losses by hosing US...