yeah, while it can be done - it's still not ethical.
It's easy to remove the copyright notice from threads too.... but it's a voilation to do so.
Software piracy happens - but it isn't cool.
I've run pirated stuff on my system before - and I've ripped images and such from sites before. But you begin to think about the ethics of it more once you're involved in creating stuff. I no longer run unlicensed stuff. All my threads installs and photopost installs are legit.
I send shareware money to people too if I find out I like using something.
I don't pirate music either - all my downloaded music is 100% legit from iTunes.

If you "screw" all the creators of stuff - then they stop creating cool stuff.
Knowing how hard that Rick and Dave and myself and the other beta testers work on Threads - it kind of agrivates me to find pirated copies of threads. he he Bring the death penalty to pirates!

LOL