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.

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Brushed imported Peruvian cotton vs what, exactly?
What do you think WalMart uses? (The exact same shit, but it costs less because they're not trying to convince you Peruvian cotton is magical). The machines that take the raw cotton and create useful fabric do the same exact shit your expensive clothes had done to them.

Theory vs reality?
Here's some reality.
You don't even know that what you're describing is called pilling.
You have ZERO knowledge of the textile industry.
Your label clothes last longer because you treat them better, and you want to believe they're better.