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Ask HN: Can any US site be targeted via DMCA?
I feel like something is wrong with my understanding of DMCA.
Let’s say I want HN to change its logo for 10 days.
1. Find HN’s host, data center, or data center’s ISP.
2. Send a DMCA takedown notice claiming that HN’s logo violates my copyright. Signed: Jane Doe
3. The host/datacenter/ISP is required to process all properly submitted DMCA notices, lest they lose their Safe Harbor status. HN submits a counter-claim, but the logo still has to stay down for 10 days according to DMCA.
This probably can’t actually work in practice. Why?