To clarify your question, are you asking if "AA actually distributes stolen content" (one could argue no, since it is only available by Torrent) or "the stolen contents of AA" (essentially every published book in existance)?

Honestly, in these HN discussions, I am disappointed that people seem very casual about mass piracy of copyrighted works.

copyright (in the capital D Disney sense) is an abomination that should not exist. Information wants to be free.