Unfortunately it's hard to fight them effectively when the moral high ground has been lost. No matter how you point out their greed, stupidity and interference with your enjoyment they scream "billions lost to piracy" - that backed with plenty of lobbyist cash and political contributions gets them whatever they want.

Piracy works very well for them, just as it did for Microsoft. Not only does it give them political leverage but it makes it difficult for a distribution system that goes around them to thrive. It's hard to compete with "free" downloads. As with all anti-piracy measures, it's the innocents who are hurt while the guilty thrive.