The first paragraph of the fake takedown notice contains the sentence: "We took every report seriously", which doesn't make a lot of sense (the canonical phrasi

The first paragraph of the fake takedown notice contains the sentence: "We took every report seriously", which doesn't make a lot of sense (the canonical phrasing is, of course, "We take every report seriously"). It's very unlikely a lawyer acting on Reddit's behalf would write this. In any case, the least one can do when receiving a C&D notice is to reach out to the other party to understand their problem and demands.