I think people should be as forgiving as Microsoft would be if someone “accidentally” changed the licence of Microsoft software and started distributing it.
I don't know what point you're trying to prove here, since I don't think I've ever heard of Microsoft suing individuals for illegal Windows keys and certainly not in the past 10 years. If you start an LLC and attempt to commercialize on piracy then you'll probably get sued, but regardless they are a lot more lax than, say, Oracle on this issue.
FWIW it does look like a bug in a bit and not company policy to me. But having said that the equivalent situation would be some larger than Microsoft copying their work. For example the US Federal government distributing Windows under the MIT license.
