bitflipper
If you live in the US and you use a computer or a smartphone, odds are that you are a felon.
Specifically, you are in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. All you have to do to qualify is to violate any of the terms and conditions contained in those dozens of software license agreements you've routinely clicked through.
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A friend of mine who is a lawyer, has stated that most of the stuff in any EULA is not enforceable partly because it is not "filed legally" and secondly, because many of those groups change the wording every day to suit their needs, and the legality of updating that would be financially difficult.
In most cases, a lot of software, other than the big names, is stuck, because getting their name out in going after a Joe Schmoe that has no money is a sure way to kill their business and raising the ire of many a fan.
To me, this is the hardest part of a lot of software and most Facebook, YouTube and other media outlets known for trashing things, do not use their time to trash programs that deserve to get trashed for trying to rip people off. I just had an incident with one that had that "I'll remove this and that from your computer kind of crap, and his trick was to get your credit card, and not charge until it was in the middle of the night when you did not know anything, and neither did your bank. I immediately filed a complaint with the State of Washington Attorney General (they would not remove the charge or reverse it for fraud!), and alerted the bank, that stated they had the authorities ready if they tried. Two days later, the bank and I talked and we thought it best to close the credit card (it was empty and just a backup!), just in case ... and wouldn't you know it ... they tried to get into it the next night, which was turned in. The next day, the "legal" someone representing the group sent me an email and a check was on the mail, which arrived in Express Mail the next day, and apologized for the inconvenience.
BUT, yes, in some ways, it could be said that we take advantage of some things, but then, if the company in case was worried about it ... like Microsoft ... they would come to you fast ... and this is the main reason for Microsoft to place the Office in their own house and using their servers to save it, so that they can ensure that you are not using the program to make money ... which would require a different license than the home user in the first place.
Normally, the "professional" versions handle this better, than the home versions ... but on my computers, other than a few things like VST's and such, they are all paid for, and its use is not an issue.
I use Open Office, and am not interested in Microsoft's Office at all. I simply do not trust it.