I think appropriate values would be whatever it costs to file a lawsuit in the relevant court, plus a transaction fee for the escrow service. DMCA takedown not

I think appropriate values would be whatever it costs to file a lawsuit in the relevant court, plus a transaction fee for the escrow service. DMCA takedown notices were sold as a way to get quicker action than filing for an injunction, but they should not be usable as an alternative to a real lawsuit. If you're sending a takedown notice, you should be prepared to follow up with a lawsuit, including being on the hook for the fees. I think it would also be nice for abandoned takedown notices (ie. where the counter-notice isn't contested with a lawsuit) to be public record entered on a court docket. That way, abusers of the system can be more readily identified and tracked.