“The defendant stands accused of sending more than 70 fraudulent takedown notices from October 5 to October 13, targeting at least twenty perfume shops with bogus copyright claims. These false claims resulted in 52 strikes against various stores.”
One fake account with fake contact details sent more than 70 bogus notices in eight days. Shopify processed them automatically and handed out 52 strikes to at least twenty perfume shops. Counternotices take up to two weeks, and merchants who don’t know to file one can lose their whole store. The DMCA punishes the accused on sight and the accuser only if someone sues a John Doe.