Kaodi
Hero
So why jump to the second conclusion? Why not assume the first?
I am extremely annoyed that the BBC (and Doctor Who in particular) is region blocked, but I am left with two options--piracy or wait for it to come out here in the US. I think it's dumb for it to be region blocked, but my default assumption is that there is some legitimate reason for it to be that way--whether it's money, licensing, or that unblocking it would kill the servers, or some other reason that hasn't crossed my mind.
While it is far more likely that they are constrained in some way that is not their fault (or at least no entirely), I am not sure I could bring myself to entirely rule out the possibility of them being dumb. I mean, it would be charitible to think the first, but unjustified to completely rule out the second.