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Author Topic: Monster Cable sues anyone who uses the word "MONSTER" Joseph L. Kleiman Master Film Handler Posts: 380 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-12-2005 10:07 PM                     Here's the actual court filing from 2001. They settled out of court the next year. It's a pdf - so make sure to have Adobe reader or equivalent Monster v. Disney Joe [ 08-13-2005, 03:16 AM: Message edited by: Joseph L. Kleiman ]  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-13-2005 01:32 PM                     Take a look at their website: http://www.monstercable.com I only looked around the site for a short time but I found only a few vague references as to why you should buy their stuff. ...Get the ultimate mix. ...Monster Power... (Power supplies.) When I was in 8th grade we had to take a course on advertising & marketing as part of our English requirement. I'm sure most of you have taken some sort of class to that effect. We learned about "Weasel Words". They are words or phrases that give vague ideas of a concept but don't mean much. "Four out of five dentists surveyed..." (Who the heck was the FIFTH dentist?!" "Kills germs that cause bad breath..." (IF you have those germs. Providing you didn't just eat a whole clove or raw garlic!) "...Can promote healing..." (It CAN but probably won't.) (PROMOTE healing but not cause it to heal any faster than it would under normal circumstances.) Reading that website, I found a LOT of weasel words but little, if any, content that says what Monster® products and why you should really buy them. Pretty much all they say is, "Give us your money and we'll show you some picutres of rock stars pitching our products."  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 08-14-2005 02:32 PM                        I got a kick out of their gold-plated "modem cable" (available from circuit city for something like $15 or so. I don't remember the exact text, but it was supposed to facilitate the unimpeded flow of data to and from your 56k modem. Apparently, we're not supposed to consider all the crap that passes that data from the other side of the wall to the central office... but that 6 feet of (trademarked) phone wire makes a difference?  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-14-2005 03:09 PM                     Well, there claims do have a slight basis in reality. Poor quality cable, especially in networking situations, can have huge effect on signal loss. The thing with Monster cable is that their products are overbuilt for what they're being used for. Cable is only good as the weakest piece on the system. Jack's example is a perfect illustration of this principle.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-14-2005 06:14 PM                        Why not MONSTER® IDE/ATA cables? Have you seen IDE cables? They are so thin! There is no way that I am getting the best performance from my hard drive with those tiny things, just like Dustin said. I need at least 8awg (for each strand) IDE cables. Anything less is stupid.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-14-2005 06:31 PM                     Did I say that Monster cable was right? Did I say their lawsuits aren't frivolous? No. I was just pointing out that good quality cable is important. No reason to shit on me.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-14-2005 11:14 PM                        Did I say you said those things? No.  |  IP: Logged Wolff King Morrow Master Film Handler Posts: 490 From: Denton, TX, USA Registered: Feb 2004 posted 08-15-2005 02:07 AM                        I say you shat on him for saying those things he said you said he said.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 08-16-2005 07:41 AM                     I was in a phone company switch gear area a couple years ago and didn't see ANY M-cable and their stuff sets an unequalled standard for reliability, how could that be?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 08-17-2005 07:36 PM                        Don't phone companies usually use a mixture of Monster Energy Drink cables and Monster Garage cables?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-22-2005 07:35 PM                         |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 08-23-2005 01:14 PM                     What a bunch of pansies. Honestly. What does Monsters, Inc. have to do with Monster CABLE?! Seriously, fellas. If the logo looks similar or the company does similar business then you should be worried but this kind of crap is just rediculous. This is almost as bad as when McDonals sued some guy in ANOTHER COUNTRY over infringing upon their name because he had a sandwich shop named "McDonals" or something like that. It was his family name for crying out loud!  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-23-2005 01:24 PM                        If these lawsuits make the newswires, it's free advertising. You get people talking about the "Monster" brand.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-23-2005 01:26 PM                        For a real laugh, check out the Monster Cable web site for their "Ultra High Speed Internet Phone Cable Using RJ11 Connection." As far as I can tell, this is nothing more than a phone cord to connect your modem to your wall jack. A 10 foot length sells for $19.95 (compare with about $2 for a standard phone cord). They're advertising this as a way to provide "fast and reliable data transfer" as if somehow the 10 feet of cable between the modem and the wall jack is going to make a difference, especially given that there may be thousands (or tens of thousands) of feet of low-grade copper wiring between that wall jack and the telephone company CO. I don't doubt that this is a good quality cable, but it won't make any difference in performance or reliability over a generic phone cord. Their network cables are similarly overpriced ($69.95 for 200', when you can get a box of 1000' of generic cat. 5e for about the same price and possibly less). Edit: also check out their $99 8-foot IEC power cord. (Compare with about $2 each for good 14AWG IEC cords from pretty much any electronics supplier.)  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 08-23-2005 03:48 PM                        Snake oil. Tice Clocks anyone?  |  IP: Logged

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