I wonder why does owners don’t send a DMCA asserting compilation copyright when the entirety of…

The editor at Runner’s Life, Jeff Barton, sent a note to all the writers in his publication letting them know that much of their work was stolen by the website in question. Not only was he kind enough to notify all of us, but he also did the legwork of emailing the web host provider, who said that each copyright owner would have to file a notice for their work.
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Brynn Mahnke
Holly Jahangiri
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Feb 28, 2021
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I wonder why does owners don’t send a DMCA asserting compilation copyright when the entirety of their site is scraped.
It certainly HELPS to notify all contributors (Medium and its writers need to do a better job of this in both directions), but surely they have a legal leg to stand on in making such an assertion for the whole site.
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