As of this writing, ThePirateBay is host to over 400,000 torrents and serves more than 5 million peers. Additionally, ThePirateBay crew reports their tracker has grown substantially over the last several months.
Restrictions on use should drive a cheaper price to the consumer, not the same or higher pricing. Die Downloadangebote haben kein vertrauen in ihre Portale und garantieren den Rechteinhabern keine Abnahme.