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Originally Posted by Enkidu of Abydos
People's principles and stands on copyright and piracy have NOTHING to do with either their age or their source of income, at least if one is truthfull. Principles are a matter of one's world views.
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Don't mix age / employment status with principles / tastes / views. From what I've seen here it's more of a cultural thing, as the staunchest supporters of copyright here seem to be Americans.
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You're countering your own arguments. A person's world view is a function of experience which includes your age, as well as the source of your income. The reason we pin these things on teenagers because most of us went through being a teenager. Teenagers often have their needs provided for them (food, shelter, clothing). They aren't usually involved in managing finances or handling the bills. In spite of what they're told, they typically have a weak grasp on that kind of thing.
So when you look at piracy and copyright violation (which has the indicators of a victimless crime), it's something that works for a lot of teenagers. It "doesn't hurt anyone", it doesn't cost money, and they would like it to continue that way.
It's nearly impossible not to mix opinions and views with your age/status/income. Who we are and what we do affects our outlook on life.
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To say that anyone who considers copying digital files not to be theft is teenage and not making a living for themselves is absolutely ridiculous. There are adult software developers who believe in not forcing people to pay for software unless they want to (donate), and still make their living from that.
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The difference is that the software developer (who owns the rights to the work)
chooses to not require payment. This is different than someone offering their work in exchange for money, and a person who refuses to give money but takes the work anyway.