I don't believe that piracy is real.
There was a time when the only media was books and at that time you could go to your library and for free check out and read books. I believe we should still have a library system and it should be kept up to date with modern media. Since our government (USA) has failed to provide adequate library services I don't really have a problem with people taking it into there own hands when they can't afford the media themselves.
It's about equality and giving everyone a fair chance to be great regardless of income or at least it used to be.