[glxxyz]

"if you pirate why would you stream when you can download and watch at your convenience?"

Live events, e.g. sports?

"why would you donate your bandwidth to them?"

I don't know but people donate bandwidth for torrents, maybe it's 'free' for them?

[nottorp]

And? If you're into it, you already pay through the nose for those. Let them pay for the bandwidth.

[glxxyz]

"If you're into it, you already pay through the nose for those"

I believe pirating is seen an alternative to paying through the nose?

I pay through the nose for most live sports I watch.