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Re:Reimbursement of Exit Operators by sp332 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @04:39PM (#6401803)
The takedown system is one of the very few good parts of the DMCA. Without it, content owners could sue the host (like YouTube) instead of having to go after the uploader. As long as the host takes down the content, they are basically immune to copyright prosecution.

As far as I can tell, you are not "required" to take down content when you get a DMCA notice. Refusing it just makes you liable for the content under the rest of copyright law.

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Re:Reimbursement of Exit Operators by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @05:47PM (#6402144)
It's better than nothing, but it's severely flawed. There is zero disincentive for filing false claims.
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Re:Reimbursement of Exit Operators by sp332 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @05:56PM (#6402182)
While it could certainly be improved, it does explicitly make false filers liable for damages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_L...
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Re:Reimbursement of Exit Operators by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @06:44PM (#6402416)
It makes knowingly false claimers liable. Massive systematic negligence has zero punishment.
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