Is Moore's "Slacker Uprising" a Victim of Piracy?

Some people have actually understood that it's better to embrace and profit from torrent downloads than to waste time, energy and money trying to fight them.

Michael Moore is part of the former. Indeed he not only puts in place a free and legal download for his latest documentary about US elections on The Pirate Bay, but he also did it before its official release in movie theaters.

So if you live in the United States or in Canada, you can download the movie here. But sadly, for people like me who live in neither country, we are redirected to the "Sorry" page which indicates:

"Unfortunately, the lawyers tell us we are only allowed to offer the film to people residing in the United States or Canada."

But why decide to let people download the movie legally and for free and then restrict it geographically?

Besides, using BitTorrent distribution with The Pirate Bay does not enforce any geographic restriction in the torrent. Maybe it wasn't well thought out. Or was it?

Michael Moore gave his view on the subject, which can be found on TorrentFreak:

“I only own the US and Canadian rights. So my hands are tied. But this is the 21st century. What are ‘geographical rights’ ? I’ll say it for the hundredth time: If I buy a book and read it, and then give you the book to read, I have broken no laws. Why is that not true for all media?”

So, after reading all of this, do you think the movie was really a victim of piracy?