Probably not worth fighting for them... BUT

Ok - so I got my response from YouTube on the take-down notice from what I still suspect to be the fake Rick Jacobs:

Dear William,


Thank you for your counter-notification. It has been forwarded to the
party that sent the takedown notification. If we receive no response, your
material will be restored between 10 and 14 business days from today.


Sincerely,

Harry
The YouTube Team

Neat. I look forward to seeing how this turns out.