So as you may remember, back in May Monster Cable pulled one of its sad bully tactics and sued a company called Monster Mini Golf, claiming that the glow-in-the-dark putt-putt outfit was somehow harming its trademarks -- a nonsensical brand of idiotic evil that we were so tired of implicitly condoning that we held a vote on whether or not we'd even continue to cover Monster at all. Not surprisingly, 60 percent of you responded in the negative, and we've dutifully ignored the company, its ridiculous cables and overblown power strips ever since -- and, to be honest, we've been fine with it.

Well, it looks like Monster's trying to rehab its image: the company's put up a site today called "Monster Mini Golf Truth" that apparently makes public a proposed settlement agreement between Monster Cable and Monster Mini Golf. As you'd expect from a company as ham-fisted and reflexively nasty as Monster Cable, it's basically another attempt to exert a death grip on the word "Monster." Monster Cable says it's dropping the lawsuit and that the mini golf people can still be called "Monster Mini Golf," but only if they pay a $100 / month license fee and agree that Monster Cable owns the mark outright. In turn, Monster Cable will donate $100 each month to two different charities, including one that gives Segways to disabled veterans. Sure, it sounds nice, but it's notable that Monster Cable is trying to settle this in public rather than in the conference room of a law firm -- Monster Mini Golf stands a fair shot of winning this one in court, and we'd bet they've already turned this offer down privately. We don't know how this one will end, but we do know you probably shouldn't have the CEO of your company saying things like "We're not some big corporate Mongols" in a video designed to sway public opinion. It's after the break, in case you were wondering why the ban on Monster still stands.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/15/m...golf-to-exist/

 

evil, hissss

 

I'll never waste my money on Monster cabling.

 

What a bunch of pricks...

Yeah, I have two 8 foot pairs (that's right 4 wires per speaker) that I used to use for my speakers a long long long time ago. I switched all my wires to a company called Straightwire.

 

better watch out Monster Energy:noes:

 

the gold connector thingies fall off my monster cables really easy

 

I love Monster Cables. Everything in my house and car is Monster brand. Everything is so much more clear and better looking this way.

 

Monster drinks are a Coca Cola brand. If Monster Cables tried to sue them, they'd be ground straight into dust :chuckles:

 

i have their power strips and some cables which i got at 70-80% off retail. i also like the way it allows me to clean up the cabling and such however, i would never pay retail for them

 

i buy monster cables. plan on using all monster cables in my car when i finally get going on it.