DRM has NEVER really bothered me. Everyone cries and cries about EA's DRM and Ubisoft's, but I've never had issues. I don't share my PC, and I don't let anyone else use my Steam account and EA Origin account. The only ones I notice who tend to cry about this sort of things.
Let's face it, in a modern world, everything is using online activation. If you don't have internet access, you can't really play games anymore. The only DRM that has EVER bothered me, is GTA IV's. I HATE how they make you save your game online, because when my network is down being upgraded, there is no real way of saving. Their offline saving methods rarely work.
As for piracy, there have been many occasions where piracy has been extremely beneficial. Adobe has claimed that piracy has helped them out tremendously. They said that most people who pirate Photoshop and later go on to become a professional graphics artist, buy Photoshop. Seems ridiculous, but it's true. Why do you think they've been using the same activation method for the last 5 versions now?
A lot of people pirate because of localizations too. Many games aren't available in Russian, Gabe Newell stated in an interview that they make games in as many languages as possible, and he's said that it has greatly reduced piracy of their games.