[Lost81]

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Monster Cable Strong-Arms Small Businesses Again[/size]

For those who remember Monster Cable Products Inc. vs. Mike Shkolnik, dba Mad Martian in the summer of 2002, where the attorneys for Monster Cable attempted to wrest control of the domain name, monster.biz, i.e. Info, they are at it again. This time, against a small business selling vintage clothing, http://monstervintage.com

Please go to this link for more information on Monster Cable's lawsuit against Monster Vintage Clothing and if you so wish, show your support by spreading this information to audioboards / computer boards (Monster Cable makes a lot of audio peripherals for Apple iPod & Windows™ computers) you frequent, and maybe even an email / letter of complaint to:

Irene Baran, Chief Operating Officer
ibaran@Monstercable.com
Monster Cable Products, Inc.
455 Valley Drive
Brisbane, CA 94005
415-840-2000

David Tognotti, General Counsel
legal@monstercable.com
Monster Cable Products, Inc.
455 Valley Drive,
Brisbane, CA 94005
PH:1.415.840.2000
FX: 1.415.468.0310

Press Contact:
Charles Leib, PR Monster
cleib@monstercable.com
Phone: (602) 300-0900

In the case of Monster Cables vs. Mad Martian / monster.biz, Monster Cable received a lot of angry emails, as well as mail containing receipts of returned Monster Cable products. This must have had an effect on their decision to ultimately drop the case.

Here's a list of other cases Monster Cable is involved in (5 pages long).

Behavior like this makes me ashamed to own Monster Cable products.



-benny

[Red Dragon Audio]

Then get rid of your Monster Garbage and start boycotting them.

This is the sort of thing that makes corporate America look evil, greedy and wicked.  Just what we need.  A truly greedy pair of lawyers hunting down the weak and then using big corporate funds to eat the little guy/gal alive.

SHAME ON MONSTER CABLE.  

I will boycott their products and alert everyone I know about this matter until they drop all their baseless lawsuits.  

As a business owner, an audiophile and an American this infuriates me.  This just makes people hate "corporations" even more.  Just what we need; another ENRON scandal (thought not quite as grand but this will probably pick up steam as the next few weeks progress).

[Ulas]

In addition to never buying another Monster Cable product, I am boycotting every retailer who sells Monster Cable products. I think that is the only way the audiophile community can apply sufficient pressure to get the monster's attention. They are so big that even a 1000 customer boycott has no noticeable effect on their bottom line. But, if every one of Monster's retail outlets received notice that they were being boycotted by 1000 customers because of Monster's actions...

I am working on a letter I will send to all Monster Cable retailers telling them why I will not do business with them as long as they sell Monster Cable products. You may want to do the same.

[Lost81]

From another forum:[/b]

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US Patent and Trademark Office listing of trademark infringement cases involving Monster Cable.

Monster Cable has initiated proceedings against various entities such as Sesame Street, Hanna-Barberra, numerous toy companies, the Discovery Channel, and so forth for using the word "Monster".

Here is a list of alleged infringements for which Monster Cable initiated legal proceedings. You might recognize a few of them:

1. Monster Records
2. Monster Rock
3. Monster Mos
4. Monsters of Rock 'n' Roar
5. Monster in my Pants
6. Monster Cafe'
7. Monster Museum Cafe'
8. Monster Bowl
9. Monster Ray
10. Monster
11. Monster Money
12. Monster Software
13. The Monster
14. The Monster Card
15. Digital Monster
16. Speed Monster
17. Monster Bot
18. Monster Commands
19. Hula Monsters
20. EMonster
21. Music Monster
22. Monsterworld
23. Monster Magnet
24. Honey Monster
25. Audiomonster
26. Duel Monsters
27. Think Monster
28. Monster Spray
29. Rubie's Tiny Monsters
30. Monster Tamer
31. Home of the Monster
32. Scan Monsters
23. Monster Eye
24. Monster Recovery
25. Monster Light
26. Jingle Bell Monster
27. Mini Monsters
28. The Number Monster
29. Monster Fighters
30. Monstersnaps
31. Monster Guard
32. Monster Hardware
33. Monster Game
34. Monster Vision
35. Monster Filter
36. My Pet Monster
37. Build-A-Monster
38. Monster Cutters
39. Monstermark
40. Reborn the Monster
41. Monster Rancher Explorer
42. Monstergrams
43. Monsterworks
44. Tully-Monster
45. Doctor Zarr's Amazing Funk Monster
46. Monster Truck Mania
47. Hela Monster
48. Monster Maze
49. Monster Proof
50. Monster Away
51. Monsters for Grown-Ups
52. War of the Monsters
53. Scooby-Doo and the Monsters of Mexico
54. Monster Rancher Advance
55. One Eyed Monster
56. Learning Monster
57. Inkmonsters
58. Scribble Monster
59. Sky Monsters
60. B Monster
61. "It's not a monster - it's local!"
62. Bapcol Flomonster
63. Monster Snot
64. Songster
65. Monster Rancher
66. Monsters of the Midway
67. Monster Mix
68. Monster Grip
69. Monsterhype Productions
70. Monsterresponse
71. Road Monsters
72. Doctor Monster
73. Monster Garage
74. Monsters
75. Monsters of Rock
76. M Monnex
77. Monster Grab
78. Monster Resins
79. Monster Clubhouse
80. Monsterpin
81. Monster Hunter
82. Monster Squadron
83. Monster Head
84. Mambo Monster
85. Monster Sweep
86. The Monster Cooler
87. Messagemonster
88. Monster Cash
89. Monster Maker Media & Marketing
90. Monster Seats
91. M Monster
92. Blue Monster Bar
93. Monsterskate
94. Monster Enforcer
95. Monster Magic
96. Snow Monsters
97. Candy Monster
98. Monster Mansion
99. Air Monster
100. Monster Slots
101. Monster Tower
102. Monster Baseball
103. Monsters of the Interstate
104. Monsters Wanted

Does that seem a bit excessive to anyone else? I can't help but wonder how all these other companies managed to live and let live as far as the word "Monster" goes, but now Monster Cable, Inc. decides to initate legal proceedings against people like the producers of Scooby-Doo?

-Duke

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-Lost81

[MaxCast]

Ok, Monster Cable is officially on my shit list.

[byteme]

Ok, Monster Cable is officially on my shit list.

You want on your list?  I hear that Monster Cable is the official cable suppliers to both the Bears and the Viqueens!  

They've long been on my list.  Bunch of goo they sell fueled by insane markups for high profits to sales staff.

[nathanm]

They've long been on my list.  Bunch of goo they sell fueled by insane markups for high profits to sales staff.

Awww come on now, it ain't like that! Nobody's a victim here, there's no such thing as "insane markups", it's all good!   Everyone is getting what they want, there's no charlatans in the business! Come on people, take my hand, let us sing Kumbaya together in praise of Monster Cable and their ilk...

[nathanm]

They've long been on my list.  Bunch of goo they sell fueled by insane markups for high profits to sales staff.

Awww come on now, it ain't like that! Nobody's a victim here, there's no such thing as "insane markups", it's all good!   Everyone is getting what they want, there's no charlatans in the business! Come on people, take my hand, let us sing Kumbaya together in praise of Monster Cable and their ilk...

[Fife12]

I would like to say goodbye to Monster Park.

I want back Candlestick Park.

[byteme]

They've long been on my list.  Bunch of goo they sell fueled by insane markups for high profits to sales staff.

Awww come on now, it ain't like that! Nobody's a victim here, there's no such thing as "insane markups", it's all good!   Everyone is getting what they want, there's no charlatans in the business! Come on people, take my hand, let us sing Kumbaya together in praise of Monster Cable and their ilk...

I'm just bitter because I don't sell them!