While I've used torrent sites more than I should, I can say another user had a point.
We can try to claim the torrent file isn't "Illegal" and doesn't contain any copyright material and just a hash, but that's no difference to saying that the word file on your computer doesn't contain a bank robbery, just the plans for one (which are set to be carried out today, say).
It's easy for anyone with slightly advanced computer knowledge to try to reduce what we're doing into such simplistic terms that it almost sounds like they're targeting innocents, but, it's arrogant.
Either way though, I think the entertainment and software industries are far too used to the ridiculous profits they got last century, and, I don't like it. Half of the stuff they sell isn't even worth it.