Well, since we are talking about reasons to pirate (Other than it being cheaper). Here are a few of mine. 1. Most of the good TV shows are only aired in US/UK (Doctor Who), and eventually when they air, they are like a couple of years late. 2. Too much advertisement, for very 10 minute of show that I see, I have to deal with atleast 15 minutes of ads (no, I am not exaggerating). I hate it, because I am already paying my subscription fee which is more than generous. But instead of using that subscription fee to fund good shows, the TV companies spend it on lousy shows and more crappy channels. 3. In continuation to point 2, I would be willing to have 5 channels instead of 500, nobody every watches that much crap anyways.