I think the word piracy is worse honestly, because what it really means is to swashbuckle on the open seas. And i don't think stealing physical goods or digital goods is quite comparable to that.
agreed, other than your "Punishments are supposed to fit the crime statement." that's one ideal out of many. I would say that companies that create things that are beneficial for people to learn how to use, but that are prohibitivly expensive for students, and younger people to afford to learn how to use like how Adobe products used to be, should always put systems in place to allow people to obtain free access to their products where that kind of thing is obviously applicable. Things that are meant for consumption (movies, tv shows, music) only should be paid a fair market price for in one way or another by the people that consume it. I say this as a both a member of the music industry and the software development industry.