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Originally Posted by Manabi
The difference probably has to do with the type of site. When e-books get posted illegally by users to filehosts (think Mega, MediaFire, etc.) they usually don't sue them but DMCA the file like with stuff on Youtube or Instagram. And a lot of pirated e-books get posted to all the filehosting sites.
When the file is hosted on a site where the sole purpose is to share out illegal e-books (or videos, or music) then the site is likely to get sued, not DMCA'd. Or at least not just DMCA'd. They may try DMCAing the stuff first, but get fed up and sue the site later.
A lot depends on who's on the copyright holders' shit-lists though. They went after Hotfile and Megaupload even though both sides not only honored DMCA notices, but also had built special tools to allow copyright holders to take down infringing links without going through the DMCA process.
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Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your point about the difference being the "type of site" rings true. So also your feeling (knowledge?) that copyright holders have sh*t-lists of particular websites that they hate.