[fjtorres]

Most criminal activity online takes place on the private, encrypted, darknets (like Silk Road) accessible mostly to, duh, criminals connected to other criminals.
As for the casual piracy that obsesses the multinationals most of *that* is penny ante friends and neighbors word of mouth stuff.

The middle ground, commercial pirate websites, make their money off eyeballs and malware. Takedown notices don't faze them. Stay down notices will simple make them move around a bit more often than they already do. Already factored in because repeat business isn't something they need.

The AG carrying water for the multinationals on this isn't just futile, it actually will help the scammers running the fake takedown notice rackets. It will make things worse, not better.