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3rd December 2008
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 93
Thread Starter | Monster Cable suing "Monster Mini Golf"! Errrrrrrr.. Monster Cable are suing the mini-golf company for "trademark infringement" The Monster Mini-Golf people have an auction up to raise money for lawyers i guess. The whole story can be found here: Help Me Fight a Bully! It's a Monster. Justice needed! - eBay (item 250335844365 end time Dec-11-08 19:08:04 PST) just when you think you couldn't have any less respect for this cable company.. they surprise you with more reasons!  |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: burnaby, b.c. canaduh
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| Complete insanity! What's friggin' next? Maybe they will be suing any of the producers of horror films who dare to have the word "monster" as a part of the title.  |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas
Posts: 1,722
| This should make you feel better. Read both articles. The 2nd is awesome especially the last 5 paragraphs or so. Monster Cable Sues Blue Jeans Cable — Reviews and News from Audioholics Blue Jeans Cable Strikes Back - Response to Monster Cable — Reviews and News from Audioholics
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PA, USA
Posts: 582
| monster cable is truly a disgusting company. i cannot believe the perversion of trademark law they are embarking on. i consider monster cable co. a terrorist organization. |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southern UT
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| Hmm, I have one Monster cable that has a lifetime warranty... I think I should destroy it and collect a new one... and repeat daily |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas
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3rd December 2008
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| Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2007
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| I was reading the auction and then 2 seconds later the link was dead. |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  | The eBay auction is down. Here is their personal site: Stop the Bully PS. I'm going to start a company called "Monster Mastering" as soon as possible... |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minneapolis
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| Big Head Todd has got to be more than a little worried... |
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA
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3rd December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Look behind you.
Posts: 2,246
| Maybe the people who own the "image" of Godzilla should sue Monster. Check out this article: Think Godzilla's Scary? Meet His Lawyers | Threat Level from Wired.com Very strange that two useless monsters are causing so much havok. I sell music & audio gear all day long. I will never willingly sell Monster cable again! |
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4th December 2008
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| Gear nut  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|  I was extremely moved by this... and I called Patrick directly (owner of Monster Mini Golf) and the eBay auction was "shutdown" literally as we were on the phone - by eBay. I suspect that someone on the eBay or Monster side probably found a close enough association with trademark infringement to pull the plug. BUT THE THING IS, I believe is 100% legitimate (especially after conversing directly with Patrick)... and I for one intend to everything possible to spread the word - I'll not only be writing a blog post on this shortly but also writing to Bill O'Reilly... I can't think of anyone better suited to get a hold of this one. Mr. Lee would qualify as a Pinhead I believe! |
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4th December 2008
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| Gear nut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posts: 82
| They've got a new eBay page up now.. apparently the issue was "no product" being listed... solved creatively. Buy a Monster Mini Golf Coupon, fight Corporate bully! - eBay (item 250336911645 end time Dec-13-08 14:44:41 PST) |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Georgia
Posts: 2,919
 | Wow. Just wow. I had no idea that Monster had such reprehensible business practices. The letter from Blue Jeans Cable was great! This is almost as good as a John Grisham book! I'm glad I have never bought a Monster product and I never will. |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO USA (Hot Louis)
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Yeah... Ever since I read that a while back, I tell bands about it when they come in with their Monster guitar cables.
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4th December 2008
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| Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2008
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| The only Monster cable I use was left at my apartment by a random guitar player. Suffice it to say that it will be the only Monster cable I EVER use. |
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4th December 2008
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| Gear nut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| I tried to do my small part by writing an independent post on my blog. If you guys have time, stop by and stumble it or do the same for the posts herein. Like I said, I've spoken to the owners directly and believe this is 100% credible. Fortunately, it appears on its way to going viral. Here's the biggest irony for me... yesterday was the first time I've ever dropped into the Moan Zone here on GS. All the best everyone! Adrian Monster Cable sues a Mini Golf Chain for Trademark Infringement | Adrian Sakashita's Music |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Call them and let them know you are a pro-audio professional and that you object to their business practices. 877 800-8989 I called and mentioned Monster Mini Golf by name and insisted that they fire David Tignotti, their General Counsel.
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Look behind you.
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tusc/Bham AL
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| one could only hope a real monster comes and does a Terminator at their main office.
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas
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| Monster and their "time-aligned" strands of copper can suck my balls (or my Mogami cables). I think Monster should claim they invented the word "cable'" and start suing companies that make cables for monitors and medical devices that help cancer patients. I wouldn't put that past a company like Monster.
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tusc/Bham AL
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| maybe cannon should sue them for making XLRs while were at it. |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  | I suggested Boing Boing run the eBay auction as a link. They've had some pretty critical Monster Cable links up before... Do coat hangers sound as good as Monster cables? - Boing Boing Blue Jeans Cable responds to Monster Cable cease-and-desist with Hundred Hand Slap - Boing Boing Gadgets Monster Cable: you need five different chemicals to clean your gadget screens - Boing Boing Gadgets Monster Cable trademark hit list includes muppet, forms of transit, deity - Boing Boing Gadgets James Randi Calls Out Audiophile: I'm Sure the Crickets Will Sound Fantastic - Boing Boing Gadgets
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4th December 2008
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| Gear nut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posts: 82
|  Well fortunately, we are not the only group stirring up a buzz: One of their members apparently took the time to pen the letter below to the Head Monster... I hope he gets the job too! Tape Op Message Board :: View topic - Monster Cables suing Monster Mini Golf Dear Mr. Lee, As an amateur guitarist for over 20 years, and a professional sound technician for over a decade, of course I realize your company's leadership in the audio cable market. It was Monster Cable that first made me aware that I may have been using inferior cable when playing my band's most popular songs, and thus negatively impacting the artistic effect I was wishing to make. Thank you for your years of tireless research into the seemingly forgotten science of metallurgy; without it I may have been "Rocking" with Jazz cable. This is clearly an unacceptable practice. I am writing you today to inquire about employment opportunities within your company. As a musician, audio professional, and avid internet messageboard reader, I hear over and over again about Monster Cable's wrongheaded business strategies. I mean no offense, but clearly you require a "No Man" or what mafia dons refer to as a "Consigliere." I fear you have surrounded yourself with a cadre of business and legal advisers who do not have Monster Cable's best interests at heart. How else to explain the well-publicized and humiliating correspondence in March and April of 2008 between Christopher Passarelli, Esq. of the firm of LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne on your behalf, and Kurt Denke, Founder of Blue Jeans Cable? What other explanation could there be for spending time and money, not to mention trashing your company's goodwill, extorting licensing fees from independent vintage clothing stores? And now a small chain of theme miniature golf course franchises is being threatened by the same team that has repeatedly convinced the general public that Monster Cable is a heartless organization that should inspire contempt and ridicule. I don't believe this is what you spent years of hard work to build. Furthermore, surely this isn't the legacy you want your children's children to inherit. Remember, the internet's memory is very long. Some day do you want your then 12 year old granddaughter to discover that her beloved Pop-Pop scraped just a few more crumbs onto his plate by harassing strangers, (many of whom weren't even competitors), and driving them out of business with his legal team? How much threat does a miniature golf course or a vintage clothing store pose to the well-being of a multinational audio/video cable company? Mr. Lee, I have to be honest: I have very little to recommend me as a business adviser when one looks at my resume. But obviously you need a person close by to advise on matters of common sense and morality since it appears you currently have nobody filling this position. In light of this, I can certainly vouch for myself. I have decades of experience advising friends, family, and business associates in matters both personal and professional. I have been consulted repeatedly by those looking to repair damaged relationships, and I think I could bring this experience and expertise to bear in a campaign to convince the audio/video cable buying public that you are not, in fact, a painful boil on the rectum of society. I can be reached at this email address if you would like to discuss this matter further. Sincerely, Jim Norton |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Georgia
Posts: 2,919
| Awesome I just don't understand how any court would ever say that Monster Mini-Golf could be confused for Monster Cables, which is very important in a copyright infringement suit. |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minneapolis
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| Excuse me, but does anyone here know where I can find a good attorney?  |
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4th December 2008
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| Gear nut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| Brilliant! LMAO... |
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4th December 2008
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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| thats just monstrous behavior  narco |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sweden
Posts: 3,861
| Are they doing this shit still?? I can't believe it. I have never bought a monster product and I sure as shell will never do that. I'll tell this to all audio-people I know and they will never deal with that maffia company either. /Peter |
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4th December 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX
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| Everybody needs to email monster cable and tell them what you think!!! |
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