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Originally Posted by HansTWN
I don't see The Pirate Bay as having anything to do with free speech. It is a website specifically for illegal distribution of copyrighted materials.
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Whether or not you like the content of The Pirate Bay, its content clearly is speech, so the freedom to express it has everything to do with free speech; the argument that it's not is a non-starter. This is particularly the case with the Pirate Bay as they're hosting no files and do in fact have non-infringing sections (e.g. The Promo Bay).
Now if you'd said that you think blocking the UK public from viewing The Pirate Bay is a reasonable limit to free speech in the UK, I would disagree but would respect that you have a defensible position. Of course, then I would point out that even if you agree with blocking The Pirate Bay, you should admit that this case sets some disturbing precedent with respect to a party being able to sue another party to block a website from public access.