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I have good faith belief that all software on torrent trackers are in public domain or had permission from the copyright holder.

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As you see, it doesn't change anything: I will be downvoted, then sued, then jailed despite my beliefs.

That isn't demonstrating a good faith belief.

Buying a Rolex from some guy in a car park is different to buying one from a jewelers. The former wouldn't protect you in any way, the later would let you demonstrate a good faith belief that it wasn't stolen, and wasn't fake.

This is a tangent but there's nothing wrong with buying a fake. So you can have a good faith belief that it was a counterfeit, which can protect you somewhat in the case that it was stolen.

In the copyright example you're probably right.

More generally, say if wanted consumer protections consistent with it being a Rolex, or if you wanted to sell it as a Rolex. Then whether you bought it as a fake does matter.

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