What are the issues with copying, downloading, and using proprietary software and other copyrighted works?

What will be an ideal response?

Many hackers find it tempting to copy, download, and use proprietary software and other copyrighted works. While hackers typically consider this a harmless activity, it is often illegal (based upon the license with which the software is distributed). There is a philosophical discourse as to whether free access to information is more or less important than a creator's right to protect his or her creations. This is the same sort of debate as that over copyright law, the regulations which govern the distribution and modification of written works.Many feel that proprietary software is a form of elitism that inhibits progress. The argument is that every person has the right to hear, read, see, or learn anything that is available. Proponents of strong intellectual property rights argue that there would be no creation at all if there was not some method of ensuring remuneration or royalty for reproduction of that intellectual property.