I’m pretty sure that’s how it works in the US, but public employees in my state are held at such a level of ethics. Plus with a completely unrelated issue that happened in my district, the ethics board has been looking over everyone with a microscope this year.
In that case I'd probably just use a VPN if it was bothering you.
The odds of you being caught with that would be less than catching an STD whist using a rubber.
Not that I'm telling you what to do or anything.
I just don't like people being paranoid/worried about something the media tries to hammer into people when it's a nothing burger.
The amount of money people are expected to hand over for entertainment in free time is stupidly high.
More to the point.
People hand over so much cash a year and you own literally none of it. You can "purchase" films or game but it can be taken away at any point with no repercussions.
It's something I strongly disagree with and until it's fixed I stand by piracy.
"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing"
Steam is the only real thing I have purchases from online.
It seems fair for it's prices and haven't really read anything that's anti consumer over the many years it's been around.
