I never say something like that. how many times must i say that?, although is not illegal download you need a license for use (only legal music/video/books its legal use and must be without profit). of course nobody going to check my home if i use software illegal, and since downloading its legal they can’t do nothing, they are f*cked if i want use without pay for it. But that not legal neither ethic.
The topic its about ripping content for personal use, and its legal, you buy the game and rip the content for personal use, and that is legal, and if i made a game and you buy it and extract the content for personal use i haven’t any problem, if you use its for personal use in your personal projects i haven’t any problem (you pay for use, use like you want), if you sell it or distribuited my work without my authorization, alone or within your project, your doing something ilegal and yes i have a problem and going to sue you if can.
yesterday i see free demo where the asset are ripped, creator say " asset ins’t mine i use it for personal use". I think the problem of many its not understand what “personal use” mean , since that its totally ilegal and if you release it ins’t personal use. FAIL
i can download UE4 without fear for doing something illegal (except if i want distribuited or sell anything related then i need the license), but i pay for it like you, for use.
they can’t never catch me if use it illegal if i not distribuite anything, but i have ethic i like pay the work in case EPIC guys like i want someone pay my work.