<p>Man. I've been buying my audio cables from the dollar store all this time when I should have been going to the cleaners. </p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 28, 2012 12:35 PM, "matti" <<a href="mailto:mathew_2000@yahoo.com">mathew_2000@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
HI,<br>
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1) [ Definitely read this one.. ]<br>
Tim O'Reilly ( <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/tim/" target="_blank">http://radar.oreilly.com/tim/</a> ) on SOPA:<br>
<a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/" target="_blank">http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/</a><br>
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( Re Tim's links - interesting, no facebook link, however a google+ and twitter .. hmm wonder what's up with that. )<br>
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2)<br>
OH, and note, from CL:<br>
Californians please note: among the remaining PIPA co-sponsors are craigslist's and the SF Bay Area's own Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) <a href="tel:202-224-3841" value="+12022243841">202-224-3841</a>, and SoCal's Barbara Boxer (D-CA) <a href="tel:202-224-3553" value="+12022243553">202-224-3553</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA" target="_blank">http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA</a><br>
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3)<br>
Oh, and here's another one to consider<br>
( I'll summarize )<br>
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According to Monster Cable's site, the following sell counterfeit Monster Cable products:<br>
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Unauthorized sellers on eBay.com<br>
Unauthorized sellers on Craigslist.org<br>
Unauthorized sellers on <a href="http://sears.com" target="_blank">sears.com</a><br>
Buy.com <br>
Costco, Costco Canada, Costco Mexico, Costco.ca, Costco.com<br>
<a href="http://cowboom.com" target="_blank">cowboom.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://cgi.ebay.fr" target="_blank">cgi.ebay.fr</a> <br>
<a href="http://craigslist-intl.com" target="_blank">craigslist-intl.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://facebook.com" target="_blank">facebook.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk" target="_blank">shop.ebay.co.uk</a> <br>
<a href="http://slickdeals.net" target="_blank">slickdeals.net</a> ( funny, I have never seen anyone selling monster cables here, just telling people to buy competitor's products )<br>
<a href="http://techbargains.com" target="_blank">techbargains.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://pricegrabber.com" target="_blank">pricegrabber.com</a><br>
<a href="http://priceinspector.co.uk" target="_blank">priceinspector.co.uk</a><br>
<a href="http://pricespider.com" target="_blank">pricespider.com</a> <br>
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They list more.<br>
<a href="http://www.monstercable.com/counterfeit/dealers_blk.asp" target="_blank">http://www.monstercable.com/counterfeit/dealers_blk.asp</a><br>
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So, some believe that if SOPA/PIPA passes Monster Cable would somehow attempt to use SOPA vs these "Rogue Sites" <br>
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( Here's a list of companies reportedly supporting SOPA, <br>
<a href="http://theoriesofconspiracy.com/2011/11/list-of-major-companies-supporting-sopa.htm" target="_blank">http://theoriesofconspiracy.com/2011/11/list-of-major-companies-supporting-sopa.htm</a><br>
while Monster Cable is on it, I noticed that on their fb page they stated that they are neutral. <br>
Now curious if they changed their public stance.. also I really can not believe Monster<br>
Cable has ~61k likes! Wow, I should sell over priced cables!! )<br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/monstercable?sk=app_223376317746568" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/monstercable?sk=app_223376317746568</a> )<br>
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Tech Dirt Article on SOPA and monster cables:<br>
<a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/10082416208/monster-cable-claims-ebay-craigslist-costco-sears-are-rogue-sites.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/10082416208/monster-cable-claims-ebay-craigslist-costco-sears-are-rogue-sites.shtml</a><br>
<a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/08134716207/monster-cable-blames-rogue-sites-rather-than-its-own-business-practices-stealing-good-will.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/08134716207/monster-cable-blames-rogue-sites-rather-than-its-own-business-practices-stealing-good-will.shtml</a><br>
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Just for fun, Coat Hangers vs. Monster Cable.. lol<br>
<a href="http://consumerist.com/2008/03/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables.html" target="_blank">http://consumerist.com/2008/03/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables.html</a><br>
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CL post on SOPA, includes Monster Cable issues<br>
<a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA" target="_blank">http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA</a><br>
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thanks<br>
matti<br>
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