Seems to be that way for now. But if they cut down the trackers and places where people have access to trackers, that'll cut down the downloaders mighty quick.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/14/mpaa_vs_bittorrent/ It seems they're going for the places that host trackers now...that one site could go down if they win.
It's not true. I remember hearing about this a while back so I watched it and didn't find anything odd. http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/ozsuicid.htm