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> The accused loses escrow when a lawsuit is filed. So all the alleged copyright owner needs to do to deprive the accused of $Y is file a lawsuit (which could
by ac29 6y ago
> The accused loses escrow when a lawsuit is filed.
So all the alleged copyright owner needs to do to deprive the accused of $Y is file a lawsuit (which could be completely lacking in merit)? That is arguably worse than the status quo, unless $Y is trivially small, in which case it lacks meaning to begin with.
- wtallis 6y agoIf the plaintiff's case lacks merit, the defendant will get $Y back when the plaintiff loses, plus other fees, and the plaintiff who wasted everyone's time pays all of those costs and potentially punitive damages or sanctions if it was a really egregious abuse of the takedown process.