Perjury involves proving that someone was knowingly lying to execute the takedowns. If you honestly believe that the takedown you’re filing has merit, you’re basically fine under the DMCA system, even if you’re wrong. It’s possible this case will succeed if Shoppify can prove intent, but in most cases you can’t.
It’s pretty shit and the law should be rewritten to have more consequences for false takedowns, but with the current state of copyright legislators I’m not sure if I would like any current government to have another go at this concept.
Perjury involves proving that someone was knowingly lying to execute the takedowns. If you honestly believe that the takedown you’re filing has merit, you’re basically fine under the DMCA system, even if you’re wrong. It’s possible this case will succeed if Shoppify can prove intent, but in most cases you can’t.
It’s pretty shit and the law should be rewritten to have more consequences for false takedowns, but with the current state of copyright legislators I’m not sure if I would like any current government to have another go at this concept.