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0 pointsSymbiote3y ago0 comments

To file a DMCA complaint you must be the copyright holder, or authorized to act on their behalf.

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Yes, 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.

yeahbutiguess3y ago

So, if they aren't the copyright holder (as in this case) they have committed perjury by asserting they are.

thfuran3y ago

Possibly not if they thought they had a valid claim, but I really don't know how that would work out in practice.

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thfuran3y ago

Yes, 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.

yeahbutiguess3y ago

So, if they aren't the copyright holder (as in this case) they have committed perjury by asserting they are.

thfuran3y ago

Possibly not if they thought they had a valid claim, but I really don't know how that would work out in practice.

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