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"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" This must be addressed by these companies. I have lost digital content before. I try to avoid purchasing digital copies of games - though I do make many exceptions for Steam but it's because it's a platform that I don't foresee going belly up any time soon. For anime, I used to pirate but my husband has champagne tastes where media is concerned and couldn't tolerate watermarks. There began my journey into anime subscriptions. But, I must say I will probably continue giving money over to Crunchyroll. I didn't until they announced they were taking over Funimation and the only reason why I got into Funimation was because they were so tightly entwined with the English dub anime actors. The problem with pirating anime though, it's going to trickle down to the animators who already get paid crap. Really, I don't know why someone out there isn't trying to revolutionize the anime industry to make it more favorable for artists and creators. The culture has grown exponentially since I was a kid and started watching and is no longer considered a fringe interest. It's pretty mainstream. They should be getting mainstream money. Hollywood is dead and can't compete with what anime can do.