There have been paid piracy services like AllOfMP3 that were very popular. Also people are willing to pay for access when pirating in regards to seed boxes, VP

There have been paid piracy services like AllOfMP3 that were very popular. Also people are willing to pay for access when pirating in regards to seed boxes, VPN's etc. So I wouldn't say there is no user cost for piracy. For me, occasions I have been tempted to pirate something it is more about convenience or lack of access.