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asuffield
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DMCA Copyright Complaint to Google
Invalid takedowns are perjury and are subject to criminal penalties to a maximum of five years in jail.
For some reason, the US prosecutors don't seem to be enforcing it.
raspie
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Maybe no one complained to them, so technically they're not aware? I'm not sure how that works.
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Note that the "under penalty of perjury" bit applies to your claim that you're an authorized agent of the copyright holder, not the allegation that a particular bit of content is infringing.
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For some reason, the US prosecutors don't seem to be enforcing it.