Avoiding making money on this is just a total red herring, it has zero bearing on copyright law in general or the DMCA. Though if you're careful, not accepting

Avoiding making money on this is just a total red herring, it has zero bearing on copyright law in general or the DMCA. Though if you're careful, not accepting money has the useful side effect of making you much more difficult to identify. Ideally you would consult with the Yuzu guys and learn why they quickly decided to settle. The encryption keys are perhaps the most plausible explanation.