Monster Cables wishes to shut down a Oprah Fansite, Sears.com, Dr. Dre, Ebay, Facebook, Twitpic.

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**Chowderhead**

This is a list of websites that Monster Cables wishes to have blacklisted if SOPA Passes. Can you find the idiot moves?

Spoiler:

Most of the things on this list make sense, but seriously? Cosco.com? Oprahfansite.com? TWITPIC!??!

Some of these things aren't even websites! Dr. Dre is one thing that Monster (The makers of Beats by Dr. Dre, may I remind you) blacklisted. That's right. A real person. Another is an E-mail address.

[urlhttp://www.monstercable.com/counterfeit/dealers_blk.asp]The full website can be found here.[/url]

**Avatar 720**

The fact they put "Unauthorised sellers on eBay.com" and then "eBay.com" on the same list? You can't have any unauthorised sellers on a website that doesn't exist.

**purplefood**

Ferret that sheep!
Anyone wanting this bill pased needs to get a grip.

**AustonT**

OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

**Rented Tritium**

This is actually awesome. Monster is going to destroy SOPA. If it happens to pass, they get all of those blacklisted with their aggressive lawyers and everyone IMMEDIATELY sees how bad SOPA is and it gets repealed.

This is actually fantastic news. Monster has basically promised to destroy the entire internet if this passes.

**Melissia**

Rented Tritium wrote:This is actually awesome. Monster is going to destroy SOPA. If it happens to pass, they get all of those blacklisted with their aggressive lawyers and everyone IMMEDIATELY sees how bad SOPA is and it gets repealed.

This is actually fantastic news. Monster has basically promised to destroy the entire internet if this passes.

And at the very least ,we'll still have Dakka to chat about it afterwards.

**Avatar 720**

Sites they aren't going to block:
Dakka
boobsboobsboobs.com

I think we'll survive.

**AustonT**

Melissia wrote:
Rented Tritium wrote:This is actually awesome. Monster is going to destroy SOPA. If it happens to pass, they get all of those blacklisted with their aggressive lawyers and everyone IMMEDIATELY sees how bad SOPA is and it gets repealed.

This is actually fantastic news. Monster has basically promised to destroy the entire internet if this passes.

And at the very least ,we'll still have Dakka to chat about it afterwards.

Well, WE will. I'm going to lobby against the internet in Texas because it is used to spread anti-Christian Fundamentalist propaganda andto distribute pirated copies of the bible.

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Avatar 720 wrote:Sites they aren't going to block:
Dakka
boobsboobsboobs.com

I think we'll survive.

myfreeimplants.com

**biccat**

Chowderhead wrote:This is a list of websites that Monster Cables wishes to have blacklisted if SOPA Passes. Can you find the idiot moves?

I couldn't find any reference to SOPA on that website. In fact, I couldn't find any reference to Monster wanting to shut down those websites at all.

Also, simply because Monster might want to shut down all of these sites doesn't mean that they could shut them all down.

**Melissia**

AustonT wrote:and to distribute pirated copies of the bible.

Wouldn't they LIKE this?

**Rented Tritium**

In the event of SOPA's passage, the best play is definitely for everyone everywhere to arrange for as many sites as possible to be taken down.

**AustonT**

biccat wrote:
Chowderhead wrote:This is a list of websites that Monster Cables wishes to have blacklisted if SOPA Passes. Can you find the idiot moves?

I couldn't find any reference to SOPA on that website. In fact, I couldn't find any reference to Monster wanting to shut down those websites at all.

Also, simply because Monster might want to shut down all of these sites doesn't mean that they could shut them all down.

They claim not to have taken a position at all on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/monstercable?sk=app_223376317746568
and apparently it's criagslist that was accusing them.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA

**Frazzled**

AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

**AustonT**

Melissia wrote:
AustonT wrote:and to distribute pirated copies of the bible.
Wouldn't they LIKE this?

In my attempt to make a thoroughly over the top statement I may have overlooked some details.
Let's go with they would be unhappy because pirating the name of the Lord is bad...Hurr.

**chaos0xomega**

For those of us ignorant enough to not know, whats monster cable? Do you mean the service provider? In which case who cares, they dont service the entire country....

**AustonT**

Frazzled wrote:
AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

It's a company that makes speakers, headphones, and as one might expect...cables
http://www.monstercable.com/

**Rented Tritium**

AustonT wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

It's a company that makes speakers, headphones, and as one might expect...cables
http://www.monstercable.com/

Actually, they're a company that makes frivolous lawsuits, but also finds time to make a cable or two on the side.

**Frazzled**

AustonT wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

It's a company that makes speakers, headphones, and as one might expect...cables
http://www.monstercable.com/

Seriously? I'll try not to buy anything from them, just having wasted my time thinking about them, ever.

**AustonT**

Rented Tritium wrote:
AustonT wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

It's a company that makes speakers, headphones, and as one might expect...cables
http://www.monstercable.com/

Actually, they're a company that makes frivolous lawsuits, but also finds time to make a cable or two on the side.

The almighty knowledge bringer gave me this gem...it reminds me of GW and Chapterhouse.

On April 1, 2008, Monster Cable sent a cease and desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable,[21] claiming infringement on certain patents[16] owned by Monster Cable. The owner of Blue Jeans Cable, Kurt Denke, previously a litigation lawyer, responded with a letter detailing flaws and shortcomings in the allegations of patent infringement, adding "Not only am I unintimidated by litigation; I sometimes rather miss it."

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@Frazz don't ever buy a product from a company claiming better sound quality. You will never know the difference.

**Melissia**

AustonT wrote:
Melissia wrote:
AustonT wrote:and to distribute pirated copies of the bible.
Wouldn't they LIKE this?

In my attempt to make a thoroughly over the top statement I may have overlooked some details.
Let's go with they would be unhappy because pirating the name of the Lord is bad...Hurr.

I bet Jesus would have made a badass pirate. I mean he was a carpenter after all ,and was strong enough to upend large stone tables.

**Frazzled**

AustonT wrote:
Rented Tritium wrote:
AustonT wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
AustonT wrote:OK...next question. Who cares what Monster Cables thinks?

Who's Monster Cables and why is he allowed to breath again?

It's a company that makes speakers, headphones, and as one might expect...cables
http://www.monstercable.com/

Actually, they're a company that makes frivolous lawsuits, but also finds time to make a cable or two on the side.

The almighty knowledge bringer gave me this gem...it reminds me of GW and Chapterhouse.

On April 1, 2008, Monster Cable sent a cease and desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable,[21] claiming infringement on certain patents[16] owned by Monster Cable. The owner of Blue Jeans Cable, Kurt Denke, previously a litigation lawyer, responded with a letter detailing flaws and shortcomings in the allegations of patent infringement, adding "Not only am I unintimidated by litigation; I sometimes rather miss it."

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@Frazz don't ever buy a product from a company claiming better sound quality. You will never know the difference.

With my (LACK OF) hearing, aint that the truth.

**Rented Tritium**

Monster at one point sold an optical audio cable that was advertised as being gold tipped for better sound.

Optical audio cables are fiber optic, they work by sending pulses of LIGHT through a fiber optic cable. Light being a thing you may recognize as having nothing to do with conduction or gold.

**AustonT**

Melissia wrote:
AustonT wrote:
Melissia wrote:
AustonT wrote:and to distribute pirated copies of the bible.
Wouldn't they LIKE this?

In my attempt to make a thoroughly over the top statement I may have overlooked some details.
Let's go with they would be unhappy because pirating the name of the Lord is bad...Hurr.
I bet Jesus would have made a badass pirate. I mean he was a carpenter after all ,and was strong enough to upend large stone tables.

Jesus did it for the chicks.