Monster Cable lawsuits...

[Mr Arkadin]

Nice one havran

Nice to see someone living by their principles

(unlike hink )

[bluedad]

http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressre ... tement.php

damn there's a lot of registered trademarks there that don't pertain to cables at all.
noel lee must be planning a monster expansion.

[Sicklecell666]

I think this is pretty simple..

A company quickly realizes that it can make ALOT more money cashing in on lawsuits like the ones against Disney and afterwards really could care less about their own product, and why should they? They can make money simply off the name..and alot more than they can selling their product..

[meeks]

(edit) in response to bluedad...

No, it looks as though he tried several buisnesses before his cable making one (one being a clothing line, so I can't blame him for that gratefuldead clothing company who were asked to pay licensing fees and percentages and who appeared not to do there homework, such as looking if someone else is using that name which is a free service and a dumb ass move if you don't because its essentially identity theft)....Noel comes across lagit so I'll stop being pissed off; just unfortunate that some people will keep running thier mouths without this rebutal, his buisness will certainly be impacted.

Noel

Here is the list of our registered Monster trademarks. We have many more that are pending registration.



Class 6: Electronic Cables and Wires

Monster Cable



Class 9: Consumer Electronics

In class 9 we have the following registered trademarks, some which date back as far as 1978:



Monster
Monster Cable
Monster Power
Monster Music
Monster Batteries
Monster Car Audio
Monster Central
Monster Computer
Monster Internet
Monster Digital
Monster Game
Monster Home Theatre
Monster Lock
Monster Microphone
Monster Mobile
Monster Mounts
Monster Multimedia
Monster Networking
Monster Satellite
Monster Sport
Monster Standard
Monster Tips
Monster USB
Monster Wire America



Class 16: Consumer Electronics

Monster

Monster Connection



Class 18: Leather Bags and Apparel

Monster Design



Class 25: Clothing and Apparel



In Class 25, we have the following registered trademarks, some which date back over 15 years:



I Am A Monster

Monster

Monster Attitude

Monster Design

Monster Sport



Class 35: Advertising and Marketing Services

eMonster

iMonster

Monster Bucks

Monsterbook

Monsterguide



Class 36: Financial Services

Monstermoney



Class 41: Entertainment, Educational and Training Services

Monster Music

Monster Style



Class 42: Research and Development Services

Monster Music

Monsterlinks

THESE are the specific names that one may not use for there products or services because noel is or has used them in the past.

[Sicklecell666]

(edit) in response to bluedad...

No, it looks as though he tried several buisnesses before his cable making one (one being a clothing line, so I can't blame him for that gratefuldead clothing company who appeared not to do there homework)....Noel comes across lagit so I'll stop being pissed off; just unfortunate that some people will keep running thier mouths without this rebutal, his buisness will certainly be impacted.

Noel

Here is the list of our registered Monster trademarks. We have many more that are pending registration.



Class 6: Electronic Cables and Wires

Monster Cable



Class 9: Consumer Electronics

In class 9 we have the following registered trademarks, some which date back as far as 1978:



Monster
Monster Cable
Monster Power
Monster Music
Monster Batteries
Monster Car Audio
Monster Central
Monster Computer
Monster Internet
Monster Digital
Monster Game
Monster Home Theatre
Monster Lock
Monster Microphone
Monster Mobile
Monster Mounts
Monster Multimedia
Monster Networking
Monster Satellite
Monster Sport
Monster Standard
Monster Tips
Monster USB
Monster Wire America



Class 16: Consumer Electronics

Monster

Monster Connection



Class 18: Leather Bags and Apparel

Monster Design



Class 25: Clothing and Apparel



In Class 25, we have the following registered trademarks, some which date back over 15 years:



I Am A Monster

Monster

Monster Attitude

Monster Design

Monster Sport



Class 35: Advertising and Marketing Services

eMonster

iMonster

Monster Bucks

Monsterbook

Monsterguide



Class 36: Financial Services

Monstermoney



Class 41: Entertainment, Educational and Training Services

Monster Music

Monster Style



Class 42: Research and Development Services

Monster Music

Monsterlinks

THESE are the specific names that one may not use for there products or services because noel is or has used them in the past.

Gimma a f**king break, will you?



So a failed handbag company he did 15 years ago entitles him to that name in that product arena for all of f**king eternity? Where's the evidence that there even WAS one at all? Registering a business name doesn't mean a business actually exists..It just means the person's a sneaky forward thinking cocksucker..

And shitheads like you endorse his behavior, so f**k off, m'kay?

[Scot Solida]

Just putting the finishing touches on the rhythm tracks for a new song featuring my MONSTER modular. It used a MONSTROUS amount of CABLES (none of which came from a certain California manufacturer). Tentative title: "Cable Monster"? Bring on the lawsuits! f**k those guys. This represents everything wrong with the corporate mentaility. Man, am I ever glad I saved all those FAMOUS MONSTER magazines before they were confiscated and thrown on the bonfire.

This seriously puts me in a very, very bad mood.

It doesn't help that their cables are nothing special. I mean really, how much of that $30 goes to the lawyers, and how much goes to the parts?

[meeks]

666-
and reserving www. names is the same stupid shit as well....welcome to litigation and the american way...and don't shoot the messenger, I do believe its bullshit but the laws will still hold (I think its...10 years after IRS reported closing of biz, but not sure).[/quote]

[Sicklecell666]

and reserving www. names is the same stupid shit as well....welcome to litigation and the american way...and don't shoot the messenger, I do believe its bullshit but the laws will still hold (I think its...10 years after IRS reported closing of biz, but not sure).

Yeah, that's right..I was going to use that example in my reply. But I WILL shoot the messanger when you say shit like we need to be quiet or we're gonna hurt his business..

wtf, man?

That clothing company didn't have to do any homework, what the hell are you talking about? When you register your business name, it's called fictitious registration & you have the name checked against previous registrations..If there is not a currently ACTIVE registration there is no illegality in using one that was previously used by another applicant. If the fictitious registration of that clothing company were an active one, the lady's comapny would nnot have been able to use it at all, and you MUST have a fictitious registration in order to have a store front license just about anywhere in the united states..

He who pays, plays..

[Lunch Money]

We'll hurt his business? Good!

[Sicklecell666]

I have a monster cock, does that mean I have to get castrated or face a lawsuit?

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[Z3R0T0N1N]

http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressre ... tement.php

wow. what bullshit. i suppose he is counting on at least 2/3 of the people who have seen the bad publicity are not going to bother looking at the evidence. and if you look at the wording of the letter it is very clever in that there are omissions disguised as corrections. i think that the lawyer that wrote it for him should think about a carreer in politics; he is obviously very smart.
if I could put out an 'official statement' in response to noel 'fuckface' lee's 'official statement', it would be this:

'shut the f**k up, bitch.'

grrrrrrrr

oh, and in response to the neo-con:

bush's tort reform only goes one way. it is not designed to protect you from corporations. it is designed to protect corporations from you. and it is put together in a way that would allow some slippery-slope legal manouvering in the area of what defines 'frivolous'. let's say that halliburton wants to start burning priests and blind orphans as cheap fuel to fire a power plant that powers a ballistic missile factory .... er, theoretically speaking of course... and you decide to sue them for trying to set it up in a wildlife refuge for baby seals and all things cute. bush wants the corporation to be able to argue that your suit is frivolous, and then have you killed. ok, not killed, but certainly fined.

heh. i figured you would dismiss everything i had to say on the subject as the hysterical nimby-alarmism of a veggie sucking, bleeding-heart liberal, so i made it easy for you. cheers.
I republicans!
'cause who needs empathy anyway, all it has done is make me weak and poor, and probably gay too. (my girlfriend is gonna be pissed....) Who needs concience, either? Ahhhh, the wonderful abandon of following a political ideology based on the symptoms of sociopathy!

[SuitcaseOfLizards]

I have a MONSTER ego - ohoh! I expect the cease-and-desist to show up any day now.

f**king bozo leeches. Maybe there'll be a MONSTER lawsuit against the entire world next. Ohoh, so much for my MONSTER tacos from Jack in the Box!

This gives me MONSTER indigestion.

[meeks]

and reserving www. names is the same stupid shit as well....welcome to litigation and the american way...and don't shoot the messenger, I do believe its bullshit but the laws will still hold (I think its...10 years after IRS reported closing of biz, but not sure).

Yeah, that's right..I was going to use that example in my reply. But I WILL shoot the messanger when you say shit like we need to be quiet or we're gonna hurt his business..

wtf, man?






That clothing company didn't have to do any homework, what the hell are you talking about? When you register your business name, it's called fictitious registration & you have the name checked against previous registrations..If there is not a currently ACTIVE registration there is no illegality in using one that was previously used by another applicant. If the fictitious registration of that clothing company were an active one, the lady's comapny would nnot have been able to use it at all, and you MUST have a fictitious registration in order to have a store front license just about anywhere in the united states..

He who pays, plays..

who said be quiet??? I was just reading the guys rebutal and comparing it to the companies who are involved and those who are not...I've not taken a side nor will I. I think he could legally be in the right on some things...I believe he's and ass in others, some of his rebutal is downright shady bullshit...some he will be in the legit.

I don't use monster cables anyway (can't afford them and don't see a point), but if you want to cut cords feel free...yell out loud, you have the right and your good at it. I really don't care if it fully puts him out of biz, I was only being subjective in response to HIS statement

Could I ever tell YOU to be quiet

[Hink]

hink wrote:

but Monster cable is far from the only company doing such things

...and that makes it all right then?

Mr A

PS. It's Monsters, Inc. - not Monster Inc. - so what case have they got anyways.

I guess you didn't read the part in() where I said I didn't agre with it, but if I boycott one company for it I would have to boycott all companies that do it. Seeing how it's common practice and I'm not Ahmish I have little choice. To say I will boyott every company like this would make me a hypocrate. I support the action being taken in congress to stop so many foolish lawsuits. But in thelong run if I boycott them I'm really the one that looses out. Believe me Fender is worse then Monster Cable when it comes to trademark rights.

I worked for a chain of music store "Daddy's Junky Music" , they have around 15 stores in New York and New England. A lot of their business is used gear, we all bought as much as we sold (but we got a piece of anything we bought when it sold). When you took in a trade or bought a piece you would enter it into the computer and it would be in their montlhy catalog of used gear that's mailed out. Plus of course it was available to any of the Daddy's stores. When we listed a strat style guitar that was not Fender we had to call it "S-type". Fender took action against the store for things like "used Ibanez Strat" for trademark infringement.

[hao nao]

Well, e-mail is cheaper and less trouble than physical packaging, so I sent this [with a copy to their legal dept.]:

Mr. Lee,

I have read the official response posted January 7th at
http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressre ... tement.php

Even so, considering the small-business owners who have been bullied by your legal team, please find enclosed a jpeg of the only Monster Cable I ever bought. It will be the last one.