Sometimes I wonder if the people that are against pirating/downloading actually think everyone does it 'cuz moneyz'....
Honestly, I download 90% of the tv shows I watch for example. Not because I don't want to pay for it, but because I -can't- watch them on the proper tv channels we have in Europe (as most TV shows are released US only at first, and only much later in Europe if at all).
And to the poster a few posts above me: Yes, I actually started to download a lot LESS since Netflix became available here. Can't speak for others of course, but I'll gladly pay the 8 euro every month considering how much stuff I watch on it.