The important part of the DMCA claim is that you state under threat of perjury that you either own the copyright or are a representative of whomever owns the co

The important part of the DMCA claim is that you state under threat of perjury that you either own the copyright or are a representative of whomever owns the copyright. That's why they'd probably want a DMCA claim or some other verification you owned the copyright on what you want taken down.