I am coming to a similar opinion with respect to the music and movie industries. For example, there are a few long since syndicated and no longer frequently broadcast TV shows that I and my family would gladly pay for. But there is no option to do so. We have purchased a few others, to be greatly disappointed when we found all the music changed, in cases where the music was closely tied into the plot.

Every item I purchase from these content owners contributes to the efforts they are making including to privatize and balkanize the Internet. Therefore, I will no longer spend my money in a fashion that contributes to this.

A fellow in... France, I believe, wrote a very pointed and eloquent article/post on precisely this point, some months back.