TPB have made themselves a kind of bastion against the copyright rentseekers by being a visible and hard to quash target. The kind of money and effort wasted against them is impressive.
Of course, what this verdict establishes is a precedent for hashes having the same status as the original copyrighted content.
in Sweden.
AFAIK, the EU court still hasn't spoken on this. They'll have to get similar verdicts in all member states, which they may or may not get, and then from the EU, before it's actually effective. As it is, for example, I could see a challenge brought to the EU court on the basis of restriction of trade between Sweden and other member states, as soon as one server is based in, say, Germany or any other member state.
It's a long, log way to Tipperary, and this battle is far from over. "Normal" people are getting more and more pissed off; it will take a generation to undo the disasters the Boomers are doing to our world, but it will happen.
To burnt timber with the corporations and their enablers who press so hard to suck each of us all of our life's potential while wielding the profits as a weapon against those they dislike. This includes the justice system and their precedents.
Of course, what this verdict establishes is a precedent for hashes having the same status as the original copyrighted content.