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> Punitive damages is a thing.

What is the cause of action here allowing damages, punitive or otherwise? Stating a copyright claim in a DMCA takedown notice based on a different reading of how the four factors of fair use, which the statute doesn't explicitly set standards for or any details on how they interact, differently than a court later interpreted them?

Sure, if the court viewed things your way Netflix would lose a copyright infringement case against you, but that's about it.




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