> consequences for false DMCA requests (it amounts to perjury, a prison sentence in some jurisdictions) > it also follows that the victim could seek damages I

> consequences for false DMCA requests (it amounts to perjury, a prison sentence in some jurisdictions) > it also follows that the victim could seek damages In practice, no-one has ever been prosecuted for filing a fraudulent DMCA request, and civil suits against offenders, while not unheard of, are quite rare.