Hollywood hates me

So do Hollywood big-whigs hate technology like TiVo? Or any graphics card with a "TV-In" input on it? Case and point: I have seen every episode of Six Feet Under because if I missed watching an episode, I downloaded it. Now they are set to be released on DVD. Is this the same as downloading mp3's? I do subscribe to HBO, so no money lost there... it's pretty much the same as if I had taped them to VHS... so what's the call on this one?