Your average voter neither knows nor cares about the DMCA. We've all got things to do, people to see, and computing is just one industry/hobby.
Influential companies prefer predictable systems. They are thrilled that they can wash their hands of liability for their users' unvetted uploads. Having the removal process boiled down to a simple form they can dedicate an inbox to is icing on the cake.
Rightsholders are happy, because they can commit perjury with impunity in pursuit of defending their IP.
Legislators don't care, because their constituents are happy and their voters don't care.
Your average voter neither knows nor cares about the DMCA. We've all got things to do, people to see, and computing is just one industry/hobby.
Influential companies prefer predictable systems. They are thrilled that they can wash their hands of liability for their users' unvetted uploads. Having the removal process boiled down to a simple form they can dedicate an inbox to is icing on the cake.
Rightsholders are happy, because they can commit perjury with impunity in pursuit of defending their IP.
Legislators don't care, because their constituents are happy and their voters don't care.
Where would the blowback come from?