Some of the founders of the pirate bay did jail time, but not for running the pirate bay afaik.
1337x.to has been a fairly solid service for a number of years now.
Just curious what the legal framework is for running something like that, as I had an inkling to trying my hand at making yet another torrent tracking site recently.
Any advice is appreciated.
when you create a tracker it tracks bit torrents and if its public anyone can use your tracker if they are not blacklisted. you will need a huge black list to keep out trouble
you will need a probably commercial grade connection if you tracker becomes popular
you might fit the definition of a broadcaster and fall afoul in certain jurisdictions in the near future
i didnt mention money, if you get money from such a site and there is any pirate material on it you run the risk of being accused of piracy for monetary gain and you start doing the kimdotcom dance it doesnt matter if the money was for t shirts and hats it will be considered a ruse to conceal piracy profits
Two things that are getting increased scrutiny are encryption and streaming [especially porn] the legal standing of these activities may be modified soon in the US