I do agree with you, Mac. Which is why I added what I did. Like I said: ignorance does not exonerate. I used GIMP until I could afford CS3 (when CS5 was out, got shrink-wrapped legal copy that Adobe accepted as such when i sent in for the licence registration). All the software I have is legal as well, including a separate copy of Win 7 for each PC. And I use Blender because I can't afford modo.

For me, it's an ethical thing. I really think that high-priced software - too high for the common man to even consider - tends to encourage piracy.

But to not pay for like PFE or content made by people on here is pathetic. C'mon: it's $26 bucks, for cryin' out loud. And most content is less than that. In this case, you really are hurting other artists. Is any art worth that?

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks