In a sense it doesn't anymore true, in another I just downloaded a recent Ubuntu ISO just this week from it. You get what I mean.
Is there a reason to get Ubuntu from anywhere other than the torrent found at ubuntu.com?
Perhaps ubuntu.com is blocked in your country.
Lookup Linux iso in the urban dictionary
I'm sure it's less popular, but I heard you can google pirate bay proxies and get on there in 2 minutes. Not that I would ever do such an immoral and illegal thing, depriving publishers of their hard-earned dollars! But from what I've heard you can still get any recent media and a lot of older stuff.