"But officer, I was just TRYING this new Big screen TV out... if I liked it, I was going to go back and pay for it, I SWEAR! If I didn't like it I was going to bring it back...."
Stealing is stealing. You can lie about your motives all you want, it doesn't change the fact that as soon as you download something you don't have the rights to without paying for it, you have STOLEN it. It's the same as if you walked into Best Buy and walked out with a TV. You can't do that, why do you think it's ok to do it here?
Oh that's right, because you are doing it from Mommies basement it means you don't have to actually feel as bad as if you were stealing from someone directly (or fear being caught).
At least be an honest thief lol... people will at least respect you for that
For the thousandth time it's not theft, it's copyright infringement, even the MPAA say so:
http://advanced-television.com/2012/05/21/mpaas-dodd-more-subtle-anti-piracy-approach-needed/
Were on the wrong track if we describe this as thievery. - Chris Dodd, the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPAA)