Because then the clients who "aren't going to be their clients anyway", give it to their friends who "aren't going to be there clients anyway" and so on and so on.

Then we don't have any clients period.  

There is a reason URC doesn't sell their products to the general public.  It's because they don't want you to have them until we program them.  

Lastly, I doubt you're seriously contributing to your sources livelihood, because he's probably selling them to you for the same or a few bucks more than he pays for it (you're not paying full retail). 

Gotta look at the big picture.