Like a granule of sand on the beach, the reach of some people and their lives span across boundaries and found these niches and communities that do more than illegally share files. They are the backbone of how this internet hones ideas and communication between individuals who otherwise would have no recourse for finding source code for the download of their choice.
If a group of foreign leagues see an opportunity, they are able to grasp it with the ease of anyone who may or may not even care about peer to peer or even free trade, regulations or otherwise.
Who needs laws when they are almost impossible to enforce? I don't. You should be informed about the rights you have when yesterday makes it okay to take whatever you please from the flea market or the convenience store or by breaking the glass door at the local grocers with a brick.
Tie a note to that crack or serial number with a smile and wonder why when guys or gals like you put on a tie and write software or care about collecting compensation for services rendered, it may tend to happen less than more or more or less, less than before.
Trust.