This is not how the piratebay case went. If one is knowlingly ignoring basic copyright parametres as stated in almost every contract when owning an online business then you are liable.
Here in Steemit not only they are not taken down but there are automatic bots upvoting things at random.
Most reputable sites are directly linked and the links are pretty much immortal. Don't forget. It will take only one case and then the pandora's shitbox will pour down to all of us.