The Pirate Bay (TPB) is one of the world's most resilient and controversial online indexes for digital content, primarily facilitating peer-to-peer file sharing via the BitTorrent protocol . Founded in September 2003 by the Swedish anti-copyright think tank Piratbyrån

While "piratabays" isn't a standard tech term, it likely refers to the features of the original site or its many "mirrors" and "clones." Here are the most notable features: Magnet Links

Epilogue

If you recognize the name, you probably have your own version of that folder. And you probably feel the same two things: nostalgia and quiet guilt.