Yeah because what we really need are more people in the prison system that are non-violent offenders and who we can only assume have actually hurt profits of these software companies. You are supporting the idea that they pay back money that was "STOLEN" (caps added for emphasis) which leads me to believe you think the people downloading this stuff would have legally purchased it if they couldn't get it 'free'. How RIAA of you:)
We can all rest comfortably now because prison is going to prevent them from ever being nasty, thieving pirates and they'll be well-adjusted, productive citizens when they get out. What ever happened to reconciliation anyway?
And it's software companies that put those security measures in place, not pirates. Whatever their reasons and however well-grounded they seem at face value, to me it's similar to a government cracking down on civil liberties to fight Evil Terrorists(TM). Hard to imagine, I know...