"Monster" Cable Strong-Arms Small Vintage Business

[Monster Vintage]

“Monster” Audio/Vintage Cable Company Tries to Strong-Arm Small Vintage Clothing Business

Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word “Monster” for many websites around the globe. Monster Cable has filed a Federal Lawsuit to take over the website www.Monstervintage.com. Monster Cable claims that we (Monster Vintage) do not have the right to use the word “MONSTER”, a word used to emphasize our large selection of used vintage clothing. Attorneys for Monster Cable reported to the court fraudulent signatures to sneak thru the Federal Court system and take over www.Monstervintage.com., putting us out of business and stealing our domain name. Currently, the Monster Cable Corp. is in a number of legal battles over the word usage of “Monster".

Monstervintage.com is a very small cottage business established during the summer of 2001, which sells classic All-American, used vintage clothing. We (Monster Vintage) would like to know how our business threatens a 300 Million dollar a year cable company?

We have started the legal procedures necessary to fight this battle, and would love to share our story with a number of media outlets to show how some big corporations try to strong-arm smaller businesses into submission. (See below on how to contact Monster Cable with your voice on this important issue).

We (Monster vintage) can be reached at the following:

Victor Petrucci
Monstervintage.com (Updated with new info on this case)
P.O. Box 679
Camas, WA 98607
503-780-6316
info@monstervintage.com

***P.S. Letters to Monster Cable (dgraham@monstercable.com PR Dept./ dgraham@monstercable.com General Counsel) expressing your thoughts on this issue are highly encouraged. Thank you for your time and patience on this important issue.***

[996turbo]

“Monster” Audio/Vintage Cable Company Tries to Strong-Arm Small Vintage Clothing Business

Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word “Monster” for many websites around the globe. Monster Cable has filed a Federal Lawsuit to take over the website www.Monstervintage.com. Monster Cable claims that we (Monster Vintage) do not have the right to use the word “MONSTER”, a word used to emphasize our large selection of used vintage clothing. Attorneys for Monster Cable reported to the court fraudulent signatures to sneak thru the Federal Court system and take over www.Monstervintage.com., putting us out of business and stealing our domain name. Currently, the Monster Cable Corp. is in a number of legal battles over the word usage of “Monster".

Monstervintage.com is a very small cottage business established during the summer of 2001, which sells classic All-American, used vintage clothing. We (Monster Vintage) would like to know how our business threatens a 300 Million dollar a year cable company?

We have started the legal procedures necessary to fight this battle, and would love to share our story with a number of media outlets to show how some big corporations try to strong-arm smaller businesses into submission. (See below on how to contact Monster Cable with your voice on this important issue).

We (Monster vintage) can be reached at the following:

Victor Petrucci
Monstervintage.com (Updated with new info on this case)
P.O. Box 679
Camas, WA 98607
503-780-6316
info@monstervintage.com

***P.S. Letters to Monster Cable (dgraham@monstercable.com PR Dept./ dgraham@monstercable.com General Counsel) expressing your thoughts on this issue are highly encouraged. Thank you for your time and patience on this important issue.***

This Forum is not here for you to deal with your problem.

[FLZapped]

This Forum is not here for you to deal with your problem.

So are you saying we should remain ignorant of Monster Cable's strong armed tactics?

This isn't the first time they've done this. They tried it on a puppet manufacturer a few years back and the outrage from the audiophile community caused them to drop it. Apparenty they haven't learned their lesson.

-Bruce

[vr6ofpain]

So are you saying we should remain ignorant of Monster Cable's strong armed tactics?

This isn't the first time they've done this. They tried it on a puppet manufacturer a few years back and the outrage from the audiophile community caused them to drop it. Apparenty they haven't learned their lesson.

-Bruce

do you think they could take on www.monster.com ? i find their job resource much more useful than monster cable's overpriced garbage wire.

[FLZapped]

do you think they could take on www.monster.com ? i find their job resource much more useful than monster cable's overpriced garbage wire.

Yeah, interesting they haven't tried this one anyone who already has lawyers on staff.

[markw]

I'm waiting for them to try to take on this one. Can you imagine all those NASCAR fans up in arms? Heck, that's probably a goodly portion of their market rat chair!