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In my past dealings, I was always under the understanding of the Shag master.
I not too long ago ran into a situation where someone claimed they owned the copyright on some photos that I had on one of my sites. I knew it was BS, because I knew the story of the photos (Guy takes pictures of girl, girl dumps guy for another guy, Guy #1 publishes photos via photosharing site, Guy #2 didn't like pictures being online, and sends DMCA notices.) He didn't even know the subject of the photos at the time they were taken (Timestamped), so his claim was his girlfriend took the pictures herself (when it was obvious from the pictures she couldn't have). Multiple problems here, such as that he was the one filing the claim, not the girlfriend who he claimed owned the copyright. Unfortunately, as the one getting the notice, I could do very little about it. Most hosts will yank the account, or at least the offending portion, and ask questions later (if at all).
Really, the DMCA is horribly flawed, and favors the person who makes the claim.
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