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by WillPostForFood 3237 days ago
Doesn't matter - they have to accept the requests and sort it out later to retain safe harbor. That's just the way the law was set up. The whole point is that they claim neutrality - they are the carrier of the information, not screeners or judges of it. The legal back and forth is between the the entity posting the content and the entity submitting the DMCA takedown. After the fact, YouTube to Github can and should and sometimes do help fight back against abuse.