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Originally Posted by JesseQuinn
yes performers are participants, but often not the cause. those that are sue their pants off, just saying not the case for so many. not sure why an adult lawyer of all people isn't placing blame where the money lies (pardon the pun)
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Most of the worst DMCA takedown service abusers are set up outside the US. Often, like pirates, where they know they are outside reach of the US courts.
Also, filing a lawsuit against a foreign based company -- like the one that is the topic of this thread -- in the US is extremely costly. Service on the company may be almost impossible. And if you do get service, more likely than not, its just going to result in the case going to a default judgment.
Yay for you. You have just spent tens of thousands of dollars to sue a company that wont respond and wont change their practices.
But you did make the attorney you hired more comfortable financially.
However, its probably much easier and less costly to go after a creator that is based in the US.
Creators need to take responsibility for hiring the wrong DMCA takedown service. They have an option to hire ethical and professional takedown services but often choose a service thats the cheapest available. And the cheapest available are the ones most likely using bots. And those are the ones that are causing headaches for the rest of the industry.