Piracy

[BumblebeeCody*]

I have issues against it. However, I still think Weird Al's satire of music piracy is the greatest voice on much of the issue:

After all, most of your big names aren't actually really hurt by it, but it can actually harm smaller developers.

But in the end, it still technically is illegal. Now, I myself have used emulation for years. It's become more important to me recently, with how great it is to learn speedruns/small tricks. But, I'm playing old games that aren't being sold, aren't making money and that I already own.
It's just a tough call.

That can be said for anything. The surprising thing is, there are a lot of indie developers who also don't care. They give out their music for free or have no problem with free downloads. Often they'll have a donation button or a 'pay what you want' button which I find is a much better system.
You'll still get the cheap scumbags who'll torrent the humble bundle without even wanting to pay 1p for the package.

In all honesty the one main reason I pirated Wii games is so that I can keep 'em sealed. I collect games so if I want my Zelda game to increase in value, download it but still it at full price on launch. It's not illegal to make backups either if you own the game.