Locks are meant to keep the honest people out. (Score 1)

Same with copyright protection. Joe average isn't going to know jack about circumventing copy right protection. Just like the same Joe average isn't going to know diddly about picking a lock or disconnecting a alarm system. The software developers know they cannot keep a software pirate/cracker from making copies for ever, they can just delay it a while so they make some profit before piracy kicks in lowering the profit margin.