Lots being said about how bad the DMCA moderation process is - but really let's try to empathize with the BigCo, give them the benefit of the doubt, and think a

Lots being said about how bad the DMCA moderation process is - but really let's try to empathize with the BigCo, give them the benefit of the doubt, and think about why they might do it like this, even if they hate it too: Maybe they are under a legal guillotine. Maybe it's the politicians fault for passing dumb laws like DMCA. Maybe it's our fault for continuing to elect them. The fact is, we have allowed the government to outsource the enforcement of their stupid laws to large companies who end up taking the blame. Copyright is one, but there are many more. A better pattern would be to absolve BigCo from responsibility for your copyright violations, and if the government doesn't like what you're doing, then THEY can enforce it against YOU. This would force the government to take responsibility for the laws that it passes, and we would have a clearer idea of who to actually blame for poor enforcement or stupid laws.