safe harbor means: if you do that, even if you are guilty, you are exempt. if you are innocent, you don't need safe harbor because well, you're innocent! but

safe harbor means: if you do that, even if you are guilty, you are exempt. if you are innocent, you don't need safe harbor because well, you're innocent! but just like every criminal case in the usa where law representation is far from fair and free, its often better to accept the guilty while being innocent just to avoid the legal costs. that's why dmca stinks. it forces your hand even more to just assume guilty for the low cost of censoring someone else in favor of someone that can pay a legal battle.