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It’s clear that you’re not a lawyer, because if you were you’d know that there’s no established duty of care between BrandShield and web masters.

• klez 2y ago
  Clearly I'm not a lawyer either, but isn't accusing someone of doing something that is not true and that can have legal ramification a suable behavior in the US?
  • pera 2y ago
    According to this no one has ever been prosecuted just for sending false DMCA takedown notices: https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/51541/has-anyone-been-convicted-of-perjury-for-false-dmca-takedown-notices https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/51541/has-anyone-bee... They do mention a case where the defendant acted in bad faith and was found liable for damages though.
    • pdpi 2y ago
      It's a good thing it's not a DMCA takedown notice, then. They reported itch.io for phishing.
      • pera 2y ago
        Sorry you are right, somehow I'd missed that part
• pdpi 2y ago
  Sounds like a pretty straightforward case of tortious interference, actually.