Short story: They picked a fight with the wrong dude, since he has an extensive legal background.

http://consumerist.com/380082/monster-cable-threatens-the-wrong-small-cable-manufacturer

The full response is great. I can't stand legalese, but found myself reading the whole thing.

I wonder what their response will be.

Not only am I unintimidated by litigation; I sometimes rather miss it.Ouch.

A new Hero emerges from the tedious day to day commerce of communications.

Beware, all blow-hard butt-heads!

Meh, Monster Cables are incredibly overpriced for what they are, and for what most people need anyway. Their marketing is geared towards convincing consumers that they actually need a certain quality cable to use their equipment. I work in the audio/visual field, and I understand full well that cable quality makes a difference, but the average consumer cannot distinguish the difference between a $15 cable and one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2104300697+50001050+4027&Configurator=&Subcategory=697&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=.

More power to this guy.