"monster" Audio/Video Co. Tries to StrongArm Small Business

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â€œMonsterâ€ Cable Company Tries to StrongArm Small Vintage Clothing Business
Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word â€œMonsterâ€ 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 â€œMONSTERâ€, 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 â€œMonsterâ€, including a recent one with San Franciscoâ€™s own, Candlestick Park. (See: www.insidebayarea.com/ci_2420226)
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.***

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Topic - "monster" Audio/Video Co. Tries to StrongArm Small Business - info@monstervintage.com 16:30:09 10/14/04 (5)

I made some problems for them! - Gusser 15:27:20 11/08/04 (0)

Never liked their stuff anyway. Their connectors suck! - AbeCollins 23:51:01 10/20/04 (0)

I've sent e-mails to Monster Cable and their major retailers, Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, J&R Electronics, and ... - Jack Seaton 16:51:01 10/15/04 (2)

Re: I've sent e-mails to Monster Cable and their major retailers, Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, J&R Electronics, and - tony 19:01:50 10/15/04 (1)

Re: I've sent e-mails to Monster Cable and their major retailers, Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, J&R Electronics, and - tony 19:04:51 10/15/04 (0)

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