It was considered a piracy site. Even providing the means (such as links) to sites providing illegally obtained content is illegal in itself. See below:
"One of the world's most-used pirate film websites has been closed after providing links to illegal versions of major Hollywood hits and TV shows."
Think of it as providing someone with blueprints to a security system of a bank. You don't have to actually rob the bank to be guilty of being an accomplice.
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It was considered a piracy site. Even providing the means (such as links) to sites providing illegally obtained content is illegal in itself. See below:
"One of the world's most-used pirate film websites has been closed after providing links to illegal versions of major Hollywood hits and TV shows."
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2195407,00...
Think of it as providing someone with blueprints to a security system of a bank. You don't have to actually rob the bank to be guilty of being an accomplice.