It&#x27;s produced by HBO and has incredibly high viewership, so I imagine it&#x27;s paid by (1) the increase in HBO subscribers, (2) other networks that want to run it, and (3) advertising run during the show.<p>Stealing content is good because otherwise, the content isn&#x27;t available. I&#x27;m pretty sure that in countries like Poland or Slovenia, shows like Game of Thrones arrive with a substantial delay, if at all.<p>Plus, requiring the people to subscribe to the whole of HBO and dozens of shitty shows just to see Game of Thrones is essentially an abuse of the market, like a monopoly (which copyright always is).