Only if the target wants to pursue a lawsuit, which is obviously very costly. There is no built-in protection and I’ve never seen our government pursue abuse of

Only if the target wants to pursue a lawsuit, which is obviously very costly. There is no built-in protection and I’ve never seen our government pursue abuse of the DMCA. It’s a grey area, too. The penalties if I remember only apply for knowingly sending fraudulent takedowns. But these people are likely sending what they believe are valid reports and they will argue as such. The DMCA was made for copyright holders so they could do whatever they want within that grey area. They have total control to remove content on the web without any real due process or judicial review.