AFAIK your real name wouldn't be published (unless you wanted it published). For example where they said: > it's a DMCA mill, specializing in online porn DM

AFAIK your real name wouldn't be published (unless you wanted it published). For example where they said: > it's a DMCA mill, specializing in online porn DMCA doesn't require copyright owners to give their name or contact info for notices. It just requires an authorized person's information.[1] So any copyright holder who wants to preserve their anonymity can use a friend, pay one of the many DMCA takedown services online, etc. Users have to give their real info when counter-claiming though. So it's definitely nice to redact that information, especially when they're innocent and being targeted by fraudulent takedown notices. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#c_3 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#c_3 [2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#g_2_C https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512#g_2_C