I always thought... (Score 1)

That copyright was only "majorly" violated if you claimed something was yours when it wasn't, or if you charged money for it. An online warez mob aren't likely to do either. By "majorly", I mean "punishably", I suppose.

Sure, breach of copyright is illegal. But does that actually make it wrong? Morals make laws, not the other way around - if people never broke laws and did what they thought was right... well, for a start, the USA wouldn't exist as an "Independent" entity... not that I'd mind overly much... ;)

In fact, there's a large argument that piracy acts as a good form of advertising. Most pirated games, for example, don't have working multiplayer. If someone enjoys the singleplayer game, they're more likely to buy a legit copy.