like idk it's just it just comes off as unethical? not illegal (and it's not like the legality of something makes it ethical) piracy is at least a straightforward process of copyright infringement, most people don't hold any odd justifications for it
exactly, that's why when I release my project I'm not going to generate any keys, track and revoke the licenses I see are exploited, since I want to provide an affordable price to the consumer