Originally Posted by Jack 
Skyrim was played by pirates 11/10/11.
AFTER the Steam release in Australia, where it was unlocked very very early. Get your facts together, or you'll appear foolish in the eyes of others. Yes, there is day 1 piracy. It's a Steamworks game, once it's in the wild, it'll be cracked instantly. Steam does fully 100% prevent pre-release piracy though. There's never been a way around it. Skyrim was not pirated before its release.
I seriously want to know: Were you anti-steam folks the same people that used to throw fits about cookies in your web browser?