Quote Originally Posted by Centaur View Post
Thanks for clearing that up

And you're right about bittorrent... there it won't really matter if you're downloading for personal use, as you're uploading at the same time. But Piratebay itself doesn't even upload... they just provide the links to other people's streams.
Yep, and with changes done (after the trial was even close to starting, and moving forward even more now) the technique is moving towards not needing a central file. First with torrents being able to find other torrents themselves and then with magnet-links that reduces everything down to a minimum of hassle for everyone involved.