Originally Posted by Mutt

LOL - and you're with/own a hosting company. Yes a hosting company that hosts several large tube sites of the thieving variety.

NOWHERE in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act does it say anything about having to prove to a service provider that you own the content. NOWHERE.
So yes anybody can send out thousands of fraudulent DMCA takedown notices and the law protects service providers against that - a counter claim against the complainant which has its own penalties under the law.