YouTube takedown waves are not examples of the DMCA. YouTube gives rights-holders far more power than the DMCA alone would give.
Which is a shame. If they used the DMCA and you had a video taken down for a spurious reason, you could claim fair-use or no-infringement, and the video could be restored. Then the rights holder would have to sue you personally to get it taken down, and you could potentially fight it.
Which is a shame. If they used the DMCA and you had a video taken down for a spurious reason, you could claim fair-use or no-infringement, and the video could be restored. Then the rights holder would have to sue you personally to get it taken down, and you could potentially fight it.