[markive]

He had A-list endorsements coming through with the previous product, when it becomes that high-profile and main stream the U$A won't be able to just steal the domain without public due-process.. They had their chance, but they may still find a way..

[riffraff]

not what the OP said. TPB is very much high profile but you can't access it in some countries because it is banned at the ISP level (with a reasonably public legal process).

[furyg3]

Yes, exactly this. TPB's IP addresses are blocked at ISP level, and the response has been to set up many reflector sites (e.g. malaysiabay.org), and mirrors.

A complicated interactive site is of course much harder to mirror than a bunch of magnet links.