Yeah, it gets a lot of flack, but I don't think it's so terrible. It provides a safe harbor for hosting providers (very good); it provides a simple way for righ

Yeah, it gets a lot of flack, but I don't think it's so terrible. It provides a safe harbor for hosting providers (very good); it provides a simple way for rights holders to stop infringement (good); and it provides a simple way to dispute a takedown notice (good). The only bad part is that it's subject to frivolous takedowns, but this is mitigated by my third point and the fact that it's a crime to submit a false takedown notice.