[jeroenhd]

So do torrent websites like the pirate bay. That doesn't protect pirates from getting sued to hell and back or even receiving prison sentences from the court.

[geon]

Torrent sites also keep metadata. Often detailed, telling exactly what media is getting its copyright infringed.

[dahrkael]

I would argue the pirate bay was an index apart from a tracker, and indexes is what gets you in trouble mostly