The thing that put me off software / music / movie piracy 20+ years ago wasn’t DRM. It wasn’t the RIAA suing children for ludicrous amounts. It wasn’t the DMCA or EUCD. It was a study from Harvard that showed that piracy increased sales by providing a free marketing channel (and, for software, a path to lock in). I realised I didn’t want to contribute to the success of companies who refused to sell their product in a form and at a price I considered acceptable.