Eh, f--- Pirate Bay and everyone else who makes a living stealing the efforts of others.
(And F-you too if you're a supporter/user of theirs.)
Of course the various governments were stupid, clumsy, ham-fisted, and in the pockets of corporations. So what else is new?
How does that make it OK to steal stuff?
People want to talk about what total hipocrite jackasses they are (which is true) to deflect attention from the fact that they are casually and constantly taking stuff they don't have a right to (also true, come on why don't you want to talk about that?!?).
If you don't like the terms, prices, availability, etc, of the Taxi reruns they are selling, well, then, don't watch the Taxi reruns. Trust me, despite Danny Devito, you aren't missing much. Likewise for all the pop music, old software, movies and virtually all the other content people are stealing through PB and similar.
Is this the stuff you really what you want to sell your integrity out for? Think about it.
If you all were mainly -- well, even just somewhat sporadically -- taking enlightening, high-quality stuff with an ounce or 1/2 of cultural importance that was otherwise too expensive, then I might be able to understand. But no. You're just mainly swiping bad superhero movies and video editing software that you'll never learn to use.
I think we need to proceed on all the right paths here:
1. yes, the governments and their associated law-enforcement, and regulatory bodies are a-holes who are beholden to petty, stupid, obsolete, obnoxious corporate ip holders.
AND
2. Stealing is wrong (and that doesn't change if you are stealing from 1.)