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Re:Fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and its not cl... by cesarb on Friday December 27, 2024 @03:26PM (#42525717)
> the DMCA counternotice process requires the person filing the counternotice to provide their full name and address so they can be served if the rightsholder decides to sue them.

It's even worse than that: the DMCA counternotice also requires the person filing the counternotice to agree to the jurisdiction of the USA courts, even if they live somewhere else. I think many people would be reluctant to take that additional legal risk.

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Re:Fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and its not cl... by BlueTemplar on Friday December 27, 2024 @05:07PM (#42526518)
And for many other people isn't this actually less of a legal risk than if their own courts were involved ?
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