Apparently, the notices say "under penalty of perjury", but at the very least you should be able to sue abusers civilly. I'm just not sure that is a great recourse for open source.
DMCA needs reform on this. There needs to be scale of fines for parties that issue takedowns based upon false copyright claims.
The part that's "under penalty of perjury" is only the statement that you are authorized to act on behalf of a copyright holder, not that your claims are true.
DMCA needs reform on this. There needs to be scale of fines for parties that issue takedowns based upon false copyright claims.