The only fact of the matter is does the creator get credit and whether their material needs are met. Everything else must be justified. There is virtually no media piracy that harms the first two.
This is actually a very underrated comment imho. The term piracy is used to make what those of us on this community do look worse. I prefer the term sharing because that is usually what you do when you 'pirate.' If you seed a torrent or host a ddl site, you are sharing.