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		thedufer on July 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to deal with bullshit DMCA threat ? Because knowingly filing a false DMCA complaint opens you to lawsuits (and putting in writing that its a reactive complaint makes it pretty easy to prove). It may also constitute perjury, which is criminal. IANAL and all that.

teh_klev on July 21, 2014 [–]

"knowingly filing a false DMCA complaint opens you to lawsuits"

If you're under US jurisdiction.

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