My view is that piracy ain't what it used to be.
Piracy used to be about drinkin', sailin', lootin' and murderin'; Now it's just copyright infringement, which is only a civil offence in most countries. In my opinion, piracy has had better days.
Of course, everyone should be familiar with the irrefutable evidence that the decline in piracy correlates exactly with global warming, as according to the highly reputed
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Clearly, pirates should stop messing around with cracks and P2P networks, and get out on the high seas again, before the polar icecaps melt and civilisation collapses.
Seriously though, copyright infringement is an offense. If you want to protest increasingly draconian copyright laws, then engaging in such activity is counter productive. Instead, don't buy content from companies with draconian licensing and DRM, and do buy content from companies with more liberal licenses. If enough people do this, and write to their elected representatives, then we might see some change happening.
On the other hand, if all you wish to do is get products for free, then go right ahead. But don't fool yourself in thinking that its going to be an effective form of protest, or that your actions have noble motivations.