I don't watch movies or TV shows if there is no legal way to watch them, but it could be argued that it you have no legal way to watch something, piracy might not be illegal. I don't buy into that argument but it has some validity. I also should say that this from a continental point of view, I have no idea whatsoever about anglo-saxon law.
I don't really have time to discuss in detail (I am writing an essay about breach of trademark right now, a topic that is under the same branch of law and shares many common points) but I will summarize it, keep in mind that this is largely academic and - in my humble opinion - not true:
- Piracy is monetary harm.
- It could be likened to tort.
- For a tort to happen, there must be damage. (this is actually non-negotiable in continental law. No damage, no tort)
- By pirating a geographically restricted work, you damage no legal person.
- Thus this kind of pirating is not illegal.