Hey Github, how is this a valid DMCA takedown?

But it *is* a DMCA takedown request.

Anything that *says* it's a DMCA takedown notice is, in fact, a DMCA takedown notice, provided it covers a few fairly simple points. This covers all of those, so it is, in fact, a DMCA takedown notice.

This might be a *perjurious* notice, but it is actually a takedown notice. IANAL, but as I understand it GitHub doesn't have much choice but to respond by taking down the content. They are not a court, they don't have the legal right to interpret requests. To do so would make *them* legally liable for any copyright infringement of any user on their platform.

The only way to tell if this is a *valid* takedown notice or not is to go to court. So the process from here is that the actual owner of the content files a counter notice, saying, in effect, that this is an invalid request. Then the MPAA has 10 business days to actually take them to court and file an injunction. If an injunction is filed before the counter notice window is over, the content stays down until a judgement is reached in court. If the MPAA doesn't go through with filing an injunction, the content is restored at the end of 10 business days.

Read more [here](http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/responding-dmca-takedown-notice-targeting-your-content) and [here](http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/06/03/7-common-questions-about-dmca-counter-notices/).