Copying restrictions is an interesting subject to focus on, as it is very easy to say to anyone, who disagrees with these principles, that he or she is a thief (communist, leech etc).
Restrictions in a modern world are reactions to problems. We have smoking restrictions because of health-problems, driving-restrictions to safen the driving experience etc. As in the western world, I believe copying restrictions are also solutions offered to problems. Problems like the loss of revenue, theft of intellectual property etc.
I know - information is not like metal or a television set - more than one person can consume it without consequences to other consumers experience. But the expectation put on software developers by themselves and owners are the same as in the business of metal-production or home electronics.
Investors demand their revenues, employees want their salaries and governments ask their taxes.
Copyright restrictions are the answer to the problem of software theft - a multitude of apparatuses lose their monetary out-take when a person pirates software. Why should we look at this situation any different than eg. a person stealing a sports-bag from a shopping centre.
I repeat -the expectations put on software production are the same as in the rest of the market and this wont change until the market changes.
If one cannot find means to use proprietary software, it should shift to software suitable for him or her in monetary terms.
But what about my CD-s, DVD-s or downloaded music? As stated before - it is the producers right (artists in this case) to choose how a person can handle its creation. As mentioned before - there is a ocean of free alternatives offered.
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