> The law also protects the provider from complaints by the original uploader about taking down content pursuant to a DMCA notice; that’s the counter-notices yo

> The law also protects the provider from complaints by the original uploader about taking down content pursuant to a DMCA notice; that’s the counter-notices you’ll sometimes hear people mentioning. There's a separate bit that protects providers who take things down that are obviously infringing, even if nobody filed a takedown notice. But that safe harbor provision doesn't apply in cases where the provider botched their handling of the takedown notice procedure.