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Strictly speaking, I think the only bit that's perjury would be falsely claiming to be the copyright holder (which probably applies in this case, though I suppo
by thfuran 4y ago
Strictly speaking, I think the only bit that's perjury would be falsely claiming to be the copyright holder (which probably applies in this case, though I suppose the argument could be made that they were just wrong, not lying), which still leaves plenty of room for falsely claiming that something infringes a copyright.
- Symbiote 4y agoTo file a DMCA complaint you must be the copyright holder, or authorized to act on their behalf.
- thfuran 4y agoYes, and it's only that assertion that is made under penalty of perjury, not the assertion that the targeted work actually infringes on that copyright.
- yeahbutiguess 4y agoSo, if they aren't the copyright holder (as in this case) they have committed perjury by asserting they are.
- thfuran 4y agoPossibly not if they thought they had a valid claim, but I really don't know how that would work out in practice.