Monster on the prowl again.

[Tyll Hertsens]

Monster is whacking Fanny on alleged "trade dress infringement."

Wha..?

Looks like the Solo. I wonder how they sound?

Edited December 31, 2010 by Dusty Chalk

[Salt Peanuts]

Tyll, you got extra "http://" on the link posted.

[Dusty Chalk]

I fix.

[Salt Peanuts]

I wonder how long before they start suing other headphone companies?

This did remind me of BJC's pure win of a response to Monster couple of years back - Monster Cable Correspondence.

[Tyll Hertsens]

thx

[Fitz]

At least there's some justification for this for once, rather than the usual out of nowhere hurrrrrrrr u make cables 2 or have "monster" in ur namez.

[deepak]

Fanny Wang...

sorry

[Fitz]

It's too easy of a target.

[CarlSeibert]

Really, the big news here is the name. First amps that are the Schiitz, now this.

I want Fanny Wangs!

(Maybe it is too easy a target. Nevertheless, that was the softball pitch. We need Steve to drive it out of the park. Paging Dr Wood........)

[Dusty Chalk]

I'm going to guess: "mediocre".

[Fitz]

ill put forth they sound like PENGAS. yeah thats right cracka what

[mypasswordis]

lmao

fanny pack pengas

[Fitz]

pfft, 10 points for thread relevance, minus 100 for FAKE pengas

[mypasswordis]

I think penis gourds are the best I can do without being forcibly censored

[Fitz]

WAT

[boomana]

Not even wat, but why? You took time doing that? To post it? In this thread?

[mypasswordis]

I guess you guys don't remember it from the speaker porn thread

Edit: Actually that does mean I took time to do it.. just several months ago if that helps any

Edited January 1, 2011 by mypasswordis

[screaming oranges]

Needs more shell-design, like this!

[purk]

^ Wow...the original leatherhead!

[aardvark baguette]

I guess you guys don't remember it from the speaker porn thread

Edit: Actually that does mean I took time to do it.. just several months ago if that helps any

I remember it. True art.

[mypasswordis]

A man of fine taste, you are.

[Voltron]

Round headphones molded right into the headband endorsed by a rapper? Sleek by 50 Cent is going to be next in Monster's legal war.

[Dusty Chalk]

And the stylized "s" logo is a little too close to what would be the font for the Beats "b" -- this is one lawsuit I actually think is Monster's.

[mypasswordis]

[catscratch]

Typical Monster behavior, trying to crush competition before it starts. Smart, too, if you take ethics out of it, but given how they spend their time bullying small business while Noel Lee drives around in a Bentley from West Coast Customs, that's easier said than done.

I was reading through the Blue Jeans Cables' brilliant response to Monster's accusations and one thing caught my eye:

... there is little doubt that making baseless claims of trade dress infringement and design patent infringement is an improper business tactic, which can give rise to unfair competition claims, and for a company of Monster's size, potential antitrust violations with treble damages and attorney's fees.

Is this true? Are there any advocacy groups that can actually make this happen? I would love to see Monster piss off the wrong people, if only it gets them to change their MO, but I don't know if that's likely or realistic.

Edited January 5, 2011 by catscratch