Is downloading or using proprietary software off bittorrent sites illegal?

Question

If someone downloads software, that normally requires paying money to buy, from a P2P file sharing program is it illegal to

1. download it?
2. install it?
3. use it?

I'm not talking about normally freely available software, like Firefox or whatever.

Answer 1

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes

They are all copyright violations.