Several years ago, HBO took the news in stride that its hugely popular Game of Thrones had broken a BitTorrent piracy record. HBO’s programming president took it as a “compliment of sorts,” further noting that the “demand is there” and that record breaking piracy numbers “certainly didn’t impact the DVD sales.” It was a refreshing viewpoint

Source: Hot Hardware – HBO Puts Game of Thrones Pirates On Notice That They Are Being Monitored