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Regarding Moster's legal
Regarding Moster's legal claims, have a look at http://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/response041408.pdf
If Monster Cables are really a well-meaning family business then they need a bit of education in public relations and marketing. IMHO the legal department of Moster Cables is a bunch of morons, doing more harm than good for the company they work for.
The person (MTL) that reckons Monster Cables are the best and is apparently trying to pursuade readers to think the same sounds like a snot-nose teenybopper who is probably using Monster Cables for his fooly-sick Radio Shack car stereo, blaring distorted heavy metal with the windows open, thinking he's the next Elvis. If I'm wrong (perhaps he or she is actually a member of the Monster Audio legal department), I pitty their apparent immaturity and ignorance. There are plenty of good cables out there, and the definition of quality includes value for money, which Monster Cables falls short of providing.
By the way, I'm not the same person who posted previously as guest. I don't care about this issue enough to register. I just wanted to flame ;)
Isn't Blue Jeans a cable reseller?
OK, I get that Blue Jeans has a competing product line, but couldn't Monster just work directly with them to offer their products alongside their own on their site? I'm sure that suing (and threatening to sue) is not the best possible response they could have had to Blue Jean's new cable...
Following that line of
Following that line of thought, perhaps that’s why Monster Cables must be priced at $100; litigation is expensive. If only these defendants would accept settlements and licensing fees, maybe Monster Cable could lower its prices.
Monster VS Bluejean cables
If Monster Cable aren't doing this, then what about the their letter to Bluejean cables?
more info here:
http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/blue-jeans-strikes-back
copy right of the WORD Monster
Why don’t you go after Monster.com...they are a bigger company then a mom and pop mini golf center? After hearing this in the news your company can’t make money on its own so you are going to bully people to use the word MONSTER. What gives you the right to own a word? Are you going after Disney/Pixar for the title of their movie Monster Inc...?how about the song Monster Mash...the restaurant Monster Lobster? How about Monster truck rallies, the 2003 movie Monster. I feel bad for the employees who work for your company. You truly are nothing but a big bully Monster. I will never use any product your company offers. Think of this as free advertisement for your company.
reply to: "copyright of the WORD Monster"
Unfortunately this comment I am replying to here is a perfect example of why you shouldn't believe anything you here. The "guest" that left this comment apparently didn't even think before he/she did so. There are countless "words" that are owned/trademarked by companies in many countries. Apparently this "guest" will also never do business with companies such as Apple, Virgin, Brother, Amazon, Citizens, Target, Caterpillar, etc. ( I could go on forever) SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO USE EXISTING "WORDS" TO NAME THEIR COMPANY - This is why trademarking exists, isn't it?
I also love the accusation that Monster Cable is going after these companies to make money as well as the suggestions to "go after" bigger companies. This is further proving that our "guest" took no care in educating themselves before writing this defamatory comment. Monster Cable has filed complaints with the USPTO in regards to many of the companies our "guest" mentioned. Also one (with common knowledge) would assume it cost money when filing legal actions of any kind.
I would like to ask consumers and "WPN readers" to educate themselves when it comes to purchasing any product. If it happens to be Audio/Video cables you are in the market for, I know Monster Cable is more expensive than most, but it is also happens to be the best (as in most industries ie. Mercedes, BMW - not cheap, but among the best). I apologize for diving in so deep, but our guest must have thought he was swimming in a puddle, perhaps with a little hard work and arm floaties one day he can join us in the deep end.
Jim Jones called...
Keep drinking the Kool-aid, twit.
http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/blue-jeans-strikes-back
Monster Cable is not the
Monster Cable is not the best by any measure. 1) It is not the most expensive. Yes, I know, but that seems to be the mark many use to judge audio products. If you want, you can spend 10x what monster charges (via the Best Buys of the world). 2) Not only has there never been a test that substantiates the need for high priced cable, there have been test that Monster cable's sound is indistinguishable from using a coat hanger.
Bottom line, you don't need to spend the big bucks to get the same performance and when you couple that with an 'audiophile' company that is threatened by a mini-golf company - over the use of a generic word, you have plenty of excuses to go elsewhere with your money.
Try BlueJean cable instead if you want custom lenght stuff.
what a joke- their products are a scam anyway
It is a plain shame consumers are "scammed" into buying this overpriced brand of products. - mostly becuase it is the ONLY brand that you will find at chain stores. -And you know the chain stores must have a healthy margin in the resale price to keep promoting this junk.
You can take this to the bank: Monster HDMI / SVID / Component / Audio cables are NO BETTER than decent $5-$10 cables purchased online from reputable electronics parts distributors. Their speaker cable is the same internally as any inexpensive speaker cable.
If you want to pay the extra $$ for the fancy box, "gold plated" ends and other silly adornments.. that is entirely up to you.
Google search for HDMI cables and speaker cables- that is your friend!
reply to above.
As some of you might have seen I have already replied to the our first guests comments above. Given the similarities in uneducated/falsified slanderous statements made here, one would conclude that these comments were made by the same "guest".
All I have to say is that 95% of the statements made by our "guest" here are false. There is not one chain electronic store in this country that sells only one name brand of cables, it has been proven that Monster Cable IS better, and the internal working and materials of Monster Cables' cables are much different than most generic cables.
There is a reason that Monster Cable has been in business for THIRTY YEARS. I will be the first to admit Monster Cable isn't for everybody, but if you are a consumer that enjoys a) high quality A/V w/o interference, and b) peace of mind (guaranteed for life), Monster Cable is for you.
I hadn't been getting the
I hadn't been getting the paper for a long time and when we recently subscribed to the weekend edition and I saw in the Best Buy circular that they were charging like 130 dollars for an 8 ft. long cable of HDMI, I nearly fell off my seat! Now granted, I'm sure their quality is better than some of the cheap cables from ebay. BUT 120 dollars worth better?! I think not. When the upsell is this high, I consider it a scam!
Mom! Dad! There's a Monster®© under my bed!
So I guess If a child claims there is a monster under it's bed, that monster will in fact be a lawyer waiting to serve the child cease and desist orders. Due to unauthorized use of the word monster. Sounds monstrous to me.....
So...
Monster Cable sucks at the Internet and makes ridiculously overpriced products that offer ZERO A/V improvement. I mean, look at the image used in the article. $129 gussied up speaker wire? And they complain when someone blasts their "your paying for the name" product?
Is this what the consuming world is coming to? Someone reviews your product, you don't like the fact THEY don't like it so you intimidate them with talk of money and lawyers? I'm surprised movie directors haven't jumped on this bandwagon.
Mr Ebert, are you saying "Twilight" sucks? Well then, I'm suing your "thumbs down" ass.
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