Joly MacFie: "...one can file [DMCA], and then the recipient can file a counter-notice to get the file put back up, and one has no option except to satrt proceedings. Thus it is not a very effective or economical way to take stuff down"
Presuming you are referring to litigation by use of the term "proceedings," I agree in a general context. However for one skilled in such matter filing suit in California (YouTube's Judicial Jurisdiction pursuant to its TOS) a Limited Civil Case can be prosecuted for just under $200, for say (as but one example) violation of Cal. B&P §17200; the same applies in a broader sense for Federal cases under 17 USC §1203. (By de facto one agrees to a California jurisdiction when using YT.) Even with Attorney representation, prosecuting an IP Infringement case would not necessarily entail great costs; considering the tactical advantage California offers (in most Internet related actions). Bottom-line nonetheless, is; messing with the wrong folk, like stupidity, can be costly if not painfully significant. :D Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org
