Monster Energy Company bullying MonsterFishKeepers.com - Sign the Petition!!

I got an e-mail yesterday about the Monster Energy Company sending cease-and-desist letters to anyone remotely resembling usage of the term "Monster" (including a brewery named "Vermonster")


Please read and hopefully sign their petition, even if you're not a member of their site:


http://www.change.org/petitions/monster-energy-company-stop-trademark-bullying-monsterfishkeepers-com
Apparently they hired a firm that is a notorious abuser of the trademark system.

 

Here is the e-mail I got

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As many of you are probably already aware, Monster Aquaria Network needs your help!

Monster Energy Company has issued a cease and desist letter which is trying to limit our use of the letter “M” in our logo, as well as the word “MonsterFishKeepers” in our name in relation to merchandising of clothing, accessories, and stickers.

More information about their demands can be found on a blog that was created to shed light on this situation.

*http://support.monsterfishkeepers.com/*

The demands that they are making are extremely restrictive and unfair. We have created a Facebook group to band together and share information.

*http://www.facebook.com/groups/207102559416917/*

There is a petition which has also been started. Please sign it and share it with anyone that you can. As you know, the sale of t-shirts and merchandise is how we offset some of the costs of running the network, and helps us to keep it free for all of our members which are found all over the world.

Right now the petition is nearing 4,372 signatures. With over 200,000 members worldwide, we can do better than this! Please visit the site and add your signature to the growing list of supporters.
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http://www.change.org/petitions/monster-energy-company-stop-trademark-bullying-monsterfishkeepers-com (http://www.change.org/petitions/monster-energy-company-stop-trademark-bullying-monsterfishkeepers-com)*

While we firmly believe we would win if taken to court, Monster Energy would have a limitless amount of appeals which would quickly drain our resources and potentially put our trademarks for our internet presence at risk. The only way to fight a corporate entity such as this is to make your voice heard by signing the petition, emailing or calling the company, and doing a total boycott of their products.

Should you not have facebook, please visit our forums to show your support and offer any insights that you may have:

*Support & Defend MonsterFishKeepers.com (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?387)*


-MFK STAFF
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Dear Sesame Street:

You are currently in violation of the use of the letter M. The Monster Energy Company specifically reserves all rights to the letter M in all forms and fashions. We demand that you immediately cease and desist the use of the letter M. This includes and an all instances. As so, we further demand that you change the name of your show to "Sesabe Street". Think of it like "Wasabi" it will sound cooler too.

If you do not conform, we will be forced to use the claw that we used to create the letter M.

Sincerely,
Monster