[joshspankit]

Seems to me the onus should fall on the false reporters:

- If the claim is valid, the provider who hosted the content eats the costs as a cost of doing business - If the claim is invalid due to negligence, intent, or abuse of the system, the claimant should face a fine equal to or greater than the true cost of determining that the claim is false.

The courts essentially work this way, the internet should too.