written before morphnet's answer.
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well, am not sure if anyone knows how things will develop federal-wise, but generally (Germany-based) I'd say it depends on the field. If job is in legal field, then by all means stay legal.
If job is ranger in national park then I can not see anyone being all that interested in you playing or watching pirated content.
And as said, you can stay legal.
Patreon style devs often have a free version, some devs generally develop free games, buy stuff on steam or ... well, no idea if DLsite is still available to US customers without hoops.