Counter point. If there’s a drop in subscriptions and a spike on piracy after they release, they can conclude that the best approach is to drop the show and J. Terf Rowling.

Media execs don't see piracy as an economics or social issue. They believe it's a technological issue and they just need to find the right silver bullet to force you to watch the content that they know you want to watch (why would you be pirating it otherwise?) while paying them for it.

No corporation has seen an increase of piracy of their content and thought anything other than "We need stricter anti-piracy measures."