You're talking to the wrong guy. The simple fact is that the studios are intentionally standing in the way of competitive distribution networks. Netflix is an incredible example. The one thing the studios fear more than anything else is a competitive digital distribution market where they do not have total control over everything that is available to major audiences.

The fact is, even if this fellow WANTED to pay for his movies in a timely manner, he is denied that ability because the studios insist on propping up the physical distribution model, of which they all own major stakes. This allows them to double and triple dip on the revenues in the industry and more or less enjoy a total monopoly on distribution. I recommend you watch the documentary This is Not Yet Rated which interviews many famous directors specifically on the subject of how the majors fund the MPAA and use it as a tool to discriminate against alternate content.

As a member of the entertainment industry, I see all of this first hand. The fact is, that piracy accounts for a fraction of a % of the majors' total perceived profits. The facts suggest that pirates would never or in most cases actually CANNOT legitimately purchase the media, and therefore the revenue is imaginary -- they never would've had it in the first place. The real people being injured are independent content creators and competing distributors like Netflix, oh but not by pirates, but by the major studios.