<i>It can also be pointed out that while fansubs stop distribution as soon as an anime is licensed, pirates do not, which then proves harmful to anime companies.</i>
The distribution of anime through either illicit methods is entirely up to the whim of the source. There is no rule governing the flow of either. The fact of the matter is that professional pirates stop distribution as readily with the licensing of animes as do fansubbers. In fact, the advantage for professional pirates to stop their distribution with licensing is greater, since they, as a business, face increased risks and competition with licensing. The market for professional pirating, thus, is less likely to violate such laws with the coming of local licenses.
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| Due to the mere fact that they are demanding money for their services means that they are not doing such things out of a good intention but rather for profit (and may it be pointed out that they overprice their wares as well ~_~). |
The equilibrium price is dictate by the demand curve. That they are apparently running a lucrative, if illegal, business says that they are not overpricing anything. As for intentions, that is hardly relevant when the social and economic ramifications is less.
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| As pointed out before, downloading can be done without causing a stress to the system by downloading in late hours and also by controlling the amount of things downloaded at the same time. |
This assumes two things:
1. that late hour is constant over the globe.
2. that the ISP has the same resources available throughout the day.
The two are mutually exclusive. If the ISP is global enough that it must have the same resources available for each period of time in the day, then late hours for the ISP must not exist. If there is such a thing as "late hours" for the network, then such times must be maintainence periods where diminished resources are available. Your egocentric plan once again leads to undue burden on others who do not engage in such morally and legally reprehensible acts.