1. before you actually do anything, ask the potential host what their view on this project is.
2. if you do this, back up the entire web site and save it to your hdd and to an external hdd.
and it's a good idea to store it online somewhere private, just to be safe.
3. consider offshore hosting (like china) with someone who isn't going to listen to a C&D letter.
also register with an offshore registrar to keep your privacy.
4. last, but not least, ask yourself 'what am i getting out of doing this???'
frankly this sounds like a lot of work and risk for nothing more than traffic. how will you monetize this? adsense would get shut down, and i suspect that a lot of affiliate places would
not want to be involved with a site like that for legal reasons.