I would agree, but IA did eventually add a mechanism for removing a site/copyrighted content entirely. If they were straight up ignoring or rejecting DMCA take

I would agree, but IA did eventually add a mechanism for removing a site/copyrighted content entirely. If they were straight up ignoring or rejecting DMCA takedown requests, then that would be a self-immolation that is similarly pyrrhic to the uncontrolled digital lending operation.