> Are DMCA claims under oath? Yes. DMCA claims are made under penalty of perjury. > Being prevented from publishing a video someone else created, say, doesn'

> Are DMCA claims under oath? Yes. DMCA claims are made under penalty of perjury. > Being prevented from publishing a video someone else created, say, doesn't inhibit your right to express any opinion (aka freedom of speech). Indeed, the inhibition of free speech is when you are prevented from publishing a video you created, because someone else falsely claims that they created it. Hence the felony.