> "The penalties for both are the same, and are specified in the same paragraph without distinction"
Take a look at the required elements of a takedown notice, and the required elements of a counter-notice. Look at which statements are made under penalty of perjury. There is a noticeable lack of equal protection there. Nowhere is the accuser required to perform any kind of due diligence to ensure that they have a justified takedown notice.
Take a look at the required elements of a takedown notice, and the required elements of a counter-notice. Look at which statements are made under penalty of perjury. There is a noticeable lack of equal protection there. Nowhere is the accuser required to perform any kind of due diligence to ensure that they have a justified takedown notice.