Whenever there's a need, there's gonna be someone that fullfills that need. Piracy decreased because the alternative became more convenient. It's easier to pay

Whenever there's a need, there's gonna be someone that fullfills that need. Piracy decreased because the alternative became more convenient. It's easier to pay a few bucks on a monthly basis than it is to download the torrents. But, as those fees are increasing alongside the number of services that you need to pay for, piracy is bound to fill in the gaps. It's illegal, but the less people could afford the alternative, the more difficult it is going to be to stop piracy. A domain or two could be shut down, but if TPB is of any use now, it's to remind us that it's not easy to stop a highly-motivated group of people. I'd argue that The Web is still hectic enough to accommodate such a group of individuals.