there;s many reasons why I pirate :
1. I will not pay for sub-standard quality. What I like, I support by buying it.
2. Item is not available in India. So no option but to pirate online.
EG, Im a huge fantasy buff, and I started off by reading Tolkien. Now, many good books are NOT availabe here. Today with flipkart and amazon, we have a much wider choice, but 8-9 years ago, you'd be lucky if you found a book that wasnt 10-15 years old. I spent 5 grand on the collector's pack of Tolkien's work (all 3 books in one, plus a map and posters. Sadly, I lost the book). Back then, nobody had heard of the hobbit or silmarillion or the other works. I had to pirate them.
As for second point, I pirate most movies. Why? Because they are mostly ****. (I mean hollywood movies. I dont watch hindi ones. they are 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x worse than the worst english movie. well, there;s a couple of good ones, those are certainly worth the money.) 2ndly, there's no pause, fastforward or rewind buttons in the cinema. I hate going to a theatre to watch a movie. The whole experience sucks major balls. Dont tell me that "Some movies are worth watching in the theatre". Screw that, nothing beats watching a movie at home in comfort.