My thoughts on piracy are simple - if you can afford the gear, you can afford the game. Done.
Although DRM is getting a leeetle bit out of hand though, connecting to an authentication server (like with Dead Space) is perfectly fine. But yeah, like Moody said, end users are the ones getting the shite end of it and Ubisofts latest move will never be something I can agree with.
Azimuth put it well, who IS going to back down first?