Yes, they are, and yes, there is. The claiming and counterclaiming process is independent of the merit of copyright under DMCA. Budget and risk are not part of the equation. Evaluating copyright applicability cannot be part of the equation; it’s not your content. The law specifies almost exactly what you must do with some vague concepts for interpretation (like expedient). If you don’t do those things even on an obviously bogus complaint that is otherwise properly formed, you stop having safe harbor, because those disputes are intended by the law to be handled in court and not your legal department. It’s genuinely not complicated (read OCILLA) and you should be annoyed with the law for this situation, not its subjects.
You are sharing an opinion disguised as fact. It’s a wrong one, but I get why you’d conclude it.
You are sharing an opinion disguised as fact. It’s a wrong one, but I get why you’d conclude it.
Source: Write DMCA policy for UGC.