Unpaid internships? They'd get the same amount of pay (none) either way, then.
Lower than industry standard wages? Again, they'd get the same pay either way.

Such things are more about the often shitty treatment of a number of game developers in AAA game companies and less about whether or not Citizen#98547 downloaded a copy of MegaThingSpolosion 7.

Did you miss the mod's memo about not promoting piracy?

If we follow Gabe's saying that it's a service problem, then i suppose it can be solved.

1) The games have to be so cheap and available that it's more convenient to just buy it.

Or

2) Raise the amount that everyone makes/earns so they have a lot more disposable income, and are willing to spend hundreds, or thousands on entertainment.

There's a limit people are willing to pay. Exceed it or backstab the users and well you get the inevitable result. I mean if we were all millionaires i'm sure it wouldn't be an issue.

But oh boy wouldn't i just be pumped to buy and play the crew..... oh right.... They don't want you owning anything.