Judge Awards Damages in False DMCA Takedown Case By Margaret A. Esquenet Danielle Wright Bulger on March 24, 2015 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn For the first time, a party which received a DMCA takedown notice with material misrepresentations has been awarded money damages. Automattic Inc. v. Steiner, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182295 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2014). Read more