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The only correct answer is talk to a lawyer about the responses necessary for a correct, formal DMCA request.

Also speak to your providers, they're going to get the same ones shortly.

I own my network (ARIN registered) so unless they talk to our several ISPs and get our routes withdrawn we're basically the last line. I suppose the answer was always, "talk to a lawyer". It's a shame that it's so expensive.

Yeah, I will say that there are some places on the internet that post all the DMCAs they receive (and most they reject) - and the vast majority of them are not even filed correctly and can be ignored.

Even if it's not worth it to "learn how to do it right" over a free tier user, it's probably good to get a policy established so that if it DID end up in court, you could point to it and say "we've always followed the policy as required to the letter".

That's a very good point. I left a voicemail with an attorney requesting consultation to develop a procedure to handle these requests. Hopefully it won't be too expensive.

it's gonna be money well spent for sure

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