Several months ago, the subject of Monster Cable got kicked around; first in the context of wiring West's new hacinda for sound and then about Monster's aggressive policy regarding patent infringement. Monster has threatened yet another company for 'infringement' but, this time, the company is owned by an attorney who has an extensive background in Patents; originally posted on the WeberVST tech forum. The owner of Blue Jeans Cable tells Monster to put it where the cable don't go - 'legally'; Read more about it here.
Man Bites Dog ... Monster Cable Picks On Wrong Guy
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Walter Broes
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That's beautiful, thanks for posting.
coastie99
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Great start to a Monday morning.......... that Kurt is my kinda guy !!
Please keep us up-dated on this one.
Please keep us up-dated on this one.
JerryR
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Nice - but typical lawyer - why use one word when 100 will do :wink:
It's a habit with all of them ... they're accustomed to billing by the hour. In this case, he's writing to Monster's attorneys ... who also get paid by the hour ... as the saying goes; 'Good work if you can get it'. JJerryR said:
jp
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Thanks for posting, capn! That just made my day.
Monster Cable's overagressive so-called defense of trademark practice, especially as it pertains to the +700-year-old word monster, has really soured me on their products. Justified defense of trademark is fine, what they do amounts to corporate bullying. Despite his lame attempt to exonerate his reputation, I'm glad to see glad to see Noel Lee get spanked! :wink:
Here's an online museum of their practices from a small local vintage clothing company who also stuck up to them.
Monster Cable's overagressive so-called defense of trademark practice, especially as it pertains to the +700-year-old word monster, has really soured me on their products. Justified defense of trademark is fine, what they do amounts to corporate bullying. Despite his lame attempt to exonerate his reputation, I'm glad to see glad to see Noel Lee get spanked! :wink:
Here's an online museum of their practices from a small local vintage clothing company who also stuck up to them.
The value of all that wording is that the lawdogs at Monster will have to take valuable time to read it all!
There is a class of lawyer that starts any kind of action they can in hopes that the defendent will settle just to not have to deal with it. Paying them off is cheaper than fighting it, regardless of whether they are right. I've never heard anything but praise for Monster products but legal action that forces a competitor to respond and build up legal costs that might put them out of business is reprehensible - even if it is legal. If that is what Monster is doing, I will be sad.
And I'll start buying Blue Jeans cables.
Right on, denim crew!
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I just read the Monster statement from Noel Lee. (Thans, jp!)
He said they actually haven't sued anybody. But he never denied issuing cease and desist orders to potential lawsuit targets, which is what the Blue Jeans issue was about. In Lee's statement he mentions their requirment to defend their trademarks, but the C&D letters, themselves, seem to be blanket, unresearched threats and smell like initmidation by a bully.
There is a class of lawyer that starts any kind of action they can in hopes that the defendent will settle just to not have to deal with it. Paying them off is cheaper than fighting it, regardless of whether they are right. I've never heard anything but praise for Monster products but legal action that forces a competitor to respond and build up legal costs that might put them out of business is reprehensible - even if it is legal. If that is what Monster is doing, I will be sad.
And I'll start buying Blue Jeans cables.Right on, denim crew!
Follow on:
I just read the Monster statement from Noel Lee. (Thans, jp!)
He said they actually haven't sued anybody. But he never denied issuing cease and desist orders to potential lawsuit targets, which is what the Blue Jeans issue was about. In Lee's statement he mentions their requirment to defend their trademarks, but the C&D letters, themselves, seem to be blanket, unresearched threats and smell like initmidation by a bully.
Get 'em while they're hot: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/ John