Just as body armor remains available to anyone who has the money to buy it, [...] people can also freely purchased up-armored vehicles. This is precisely why police have stated they need to retain measures against such exotic attacks.

One important point I haven't seen mentioned in the article is that sometimes piracy is the very reason d'etre of some companies. More specifically, of any company selling the hardware required to experience the pirated software. Some examples: Walkman, Commodore 64, VHS players, gaming PC setups, Playstation 1, ebook…