You seem to be parroting the unproven legal arguments of one of the parties to a DMCA lawsuit. The statute is fairly clear in what is required: (vi) A stateme

You seem to be parroting the unproven legal arguments of one of the parties to a DMCA lawsuit. The statute is fairly clear in what is required: (vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. So if I send a DMCA takedown notice, I am stating under penalty of perjury that I have the right to submit the DMCA takedown for the property allegedly being infringed. It is quite clear. So if you send a DMCA takedown notice for something you don't have the right to - but claim you do - you have committed perjury.