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I wish people would find a way to monetize obviously false DMCA requests.

I know of some people who basically finance their niche bulletin boards via police requests - they get something in the range of 2-3 digits (€) for a information request. Get a few of these a year and your hosting costs are paid.

There's not a lot of money to be made but if it's your hobby anyways..

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They get paid by the police? Is there a pricelist somewhere for these police requests?

18 U.S. Code CHAPTER 121—STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2706

"...this title shall pay to the person or entity assembling or providing such information a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching for, assembling, reproducing, or otherwise providing such information."

Not your lawyer. Just providing a link to an example law describing how some ISPs can profit from data requests.

Bulletproof hosting providers are indirectly monetizing false DMCA requests.

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