methinks this will only lead to the barbra streisand effect.
I've also grabbed a copy of the mod in case they decide to abuse copyright to take that down too, pretty sure I can upload it to sites faster than they can DMCA them. The real lesson here is don't make exploding phones.
Either way, it's a crummy situation to deal with. Sometimes rebooting helps.
Risk of brand damage if the mod was not taken down, vs. Risk of brand damage if they took down the mod and the blogtwitfacesphere laughs about it...
And as I write this I notice I'm sitting in front of a Samsung LCD monitor, shit I hope it doesn't explode!
The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet. It is an example of psychological reactance, wherein once people are aware something is being kept from them, their motivation to access and spread the information is increased.[1]