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Re:City-Builder Taken Off Steam After Fan Goes Rogue by Symbiote on Sunday February 19, 2023 @02:18PM (#34860829)
To file a DMCA complaint you must be the copyright holder, or authorized to act on their behalf.
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Re:City-Builder Taken Off Steam After Fan Goes Rogue by thfuran on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:07PM (#34861306)
Yes, and it's only that assertion that is made under penalty of perjury, not the assertion that the targeted work actually infringes on that copyright.
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Re:City-Builder Taken Off Steam After Fan Goes Rogue by yeahbutiguess on Sunday February 19, 2023 @04:41PM (#34862147)
So, if they aren't the copyright holder (as in this case) they have committed perjury by asserting they are.
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Re:City-Builder Taken Off Steam After Fan Goes Rogue by thfuran on Sunday February 19, 2023 @05:45PM (#34862661)
Possibly not if they thought they had a valid claim, but I really don't know how that would work out in practice.
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