The problem with Google's link to the takedown notice is that they remove the infringing link from the search engine results, and then have the explanation that links to the takedown notice. The takedown notice contains not only the complainant (who is thus open to abuse / pressure for asserting his/her rights), but also the infringing link (if the infringing material was on a third-party server ). So anyone looking for illegal downloads of copyrighted materials just clicks on the link to the takedown notice, and then copies the link he is looking for from the takedown notice. Nothing changes except infringers have one extra click to do