Normally, DMCA notices for non-infringing works can't trigger the perjury clause, because the lawyers really do represent the owner of the copyrighted work that

Normally, DMCA notices for non-infringing works can't trigger the perjury clause, because the lawyers really do represent the owner of the copyrighted work that's allegedly infringed, it's just the infringement claim itself that's bogus. Here, if the article is correct, they're actually claiming to own works they do not own at all. So if they get called on it, they actually could end up having to answer perjury charges. The real question is who gets to enforce that? I'm not sure if it's the DoJ, you might have to bring a civil suit for slander to title first to get a criminal referral or something. I really don't know how that's supposed to play out because I think I've only seen one case where someone complained under the perjury clause and they settled, so it was never a criminal matter.