Yek dear,
I have absolutely no problem with copying any cd, software program, (or to give away my age, 8-tracks!) once you buy it.
As long as you are using it yourself, and not distributing it.
My problem was with downloading an item under the guise of a ‘trial period’ and then keeping and using it as if you bought it.
My ‘Aseres Hadibros’ point was only to the extent that if a govt. outlaws thievery, you quite obviously can’t use said Ra”n to circumvent that law, because it also happens to be assur.
But having somewhat ceded you that point, I somehow still doubt that Rav Schwab, Rav Pam, or Rav Avigdor Miller, Zichronum L’vracha, would advise one to do it.
Just my opinion which cannot be disproven as we no longer have these giants. But we do have Rav Belsky, l’orech yomim v’shanim and I believe he would agree with me.