It would be cool if authors had a "piracy tip jar" on their websites.
That way, if *someone* pirated a copy of one of their books because they just wanted a DRM-free copy, they could still pay the author directly for it (skipping the publisher middleman) if they enjoyed or appreciated their work.
We could call it the "Piracy OR Random Kindness Tip Jar", so nobody needs to incriminate themselves. 😇