Your first claim is untrue - you must be the owner or their authorized representative. The good faith part only applies to your claim that the copy is unauthorized – you still have to describe the work precisely, and a responsibility to be accurate.<p>Here&#x27;s a good intro:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyrightalliance.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;03&#x2F;in-plain-english-a-quick-guide-to-dmca-takedown-notices" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyrightalliance.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;03&#x2F;in-plain-english-a...</a><p>The law is far from ideal but a large part of the problem is the penalties for false claims are rarely enforced so there&#x27;s been little corrective force against the companies which robo-spam claims. Additionally, companies like YouTube have invented additional processes which are often Kafkaesque and, since they&#x27;re just arbitrary business processes, aren&#x27;t subject to the normal legal process.