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Countering a DMCA Takedown In the Magnet Wars
An anonymous reader writes "Zen Magnets, a maker of neodymium magnet toys, has been under assault by the much larger and better distributed Buckyballs, maker of a nearly identical toy. After Zen Magnets listed a couple of eBay auctions with a set of Buckyballs and a set of their own, asking customers to decide which was of higher quality, Buckyballs replied with a legal threat. Zen Magnets countered with an open video response, in which they presented the voicemail from Buckyballs and demonstrated their claims of quality through repeatable, factual tests, providing quantitative data to back up their assertions. Soon after, Buckyballs CEO Jake Bronstein got the video taken down from YouTube via a DMCA takedown, despite the fact that the only elements not made by Zen Magnets are the voicemail he left and some images of himself, which are low-resolution and publicly available online. Zen Magnets has decided to file a counter-takedown notice — not effective yet apparently, since the video is still marked as taken down." Slashdot's sister company ThinkGeek sells Buckyballs. No, we don't get kickbacks, but we totally should.
Update: 09/23 13:23 GMT by KD : Reader Coopjust (872796) points out one place where the disputed video has been mirrored.
Update: 09/23 13:23 GMT by KD : Reader Coopjust (872796) points out one place where the disputed video has been mirrored.
Well, unless what you're posting is, in fact, fact, I think.
My postings are informational and does not constitute legal advice. Act on it at your risk.
Pretty much anything sold by Thinkgeek these days is poor quality. Buckyballs are apparently no different.
Note: The above statement is presented as fact, not opinion.
Let's see how long it takes for my comment to be removed.
Apparently now the makers of Ben Wa Balls ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wa_balls/ ) have gotten wind of this fracas and have filed their own injunction
Big Bucks No Whammies!!
Their values? Seriously?
I purchased two golf-type shirts from them. Both are a bit oversized as I like loose-fitting shirts
The first one ripped on its own under both arms due to the stitching not being properly done.
The other? It unbuttons itself. While that may be a useful feature, if my name is Kandi and I'm dancing at "The Gold Club", it's not so useful if I am in a meeting at work.
Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
You are just so cute, I could eat your right up!
--I'm so big, my sig has its own sig.
-- See?
I was a vegetarian for about 10 years (ending over 15 ago) for no particular reason.
But bacon... oh bacon... It would call to me in my dreams. Sizzling bacon strips with arms and legs and breasts moaning seductively "Eat me, grub!"
Then the dream that ended it all. I was tied to a slab of salt pork while a giant bacon strip wearing a pig mask and sporting a large bacon penis assaulted me.
So when friends today ask why I quit being a vegetarian I don't tell them about the anal and oral rape. I just shrug my shoulders sheepishly.
MMmm... bacon.
Trolling is a art,
ready annnnnnnd.... STOP!
"Freedom in the USA is not the ability to do what you want. It is the ability to stop others from doing what THEY want"
$5000 and a spin!!
-- Give me ambiguity or give me something else!
I just now found a very cheap device which accepts raw hot water and produces heated hot water.
If you've accidentally swallowed one (or more) and you're worried they're still in your system, it's no big deal. Just go to a surgeon and get an MRI. He'll have them out in no time.
- RG>
Hey pal, this isn't a pleasantforest, so don't waste my time with pleasantries!
Bravo! I applaud this. Too many individuals on Slashdot post comments with such conviction, yet they know nothing about the topic at hand. Too many uneducated rationalizations.
Well, that's your opinion.