I've never understood this attitude that we hold in the U.S. that good artists and musicians should work for pennies. A good musician puts in far more effort than any professional athlete, yet they should create for free. Are we really that selfish that we can't reward what good artists and musicians add to our culture and society? People say that musicians who want to earn money should step away from their instrument, but that is just idiotic. Everyone has to make a living and why are we so selfish that we feel we are entitled to the fruits of an artist's labor?

The same can be said of software. Most of us will never need or utilize all that Creative Suite offers, yet we feel we all need a copy on our computers. For the basic stuff that most of us do, photoshop is is way excessive. Somebody takes the time to develop that software and a company fronts the funds to pay for that development. They can charge whatever price they want, but if it is too much, don't steal it, allow the market to adjust the price. It seems as if the only people who actually purchase that software are graphic designers and publishers. Expensive software does not hinder creativity or innovation. We are all free to develop our own software and sell it or give it away, and many people do just that.