Note that the threats are not directed at me, but at my customers. And I consider DMCA notices to fall within the category of a certain specific type of legal

Note that the threats are not directed at me, but at my customers. And I consider DMCA notices to fall within the category of a certain specific type of legal threat. There are also some in the queue right now that don't read like typical DMCA notices such as you might receive for downloading the mandalorian, but look more like straight out attempts at extortion (pay us right now so that we won't sue you for torrenting backdoor sluts volume XII, etc). As to what the ultimate end user recipients consider them to be, that's up to them and their counsel.