[e Readers Reviews] Monster sues Beats and more

Monster sues Beats and more


Monster sues Beats

Jimmy Iovine, Noel Lee and Dr. Dre in happier times.

Jimmy Iovine, Noel Lee and Dr. Dre in happier times.

After Beats by Dr. Dre sold out to Apple, a lot of people felt badly for Monster, the company that originally invented Beats and subsequently got royally screwed, locked out of the financial windfall by a bad contract. Well, now Monster, which never met a lawsuit it didn't like, is taking the whole sordid mess to court.

And it sounds like it's gonna get ugly. To wit, the press release states, "The Complaint alleges that, other than his celebrity status as a rapper, Dr. Dre's primary contribution was to bless Monster's headphones when he exclaimed: 'That's the shit!'"

To quote George Takei, "Oh my."

Here's the full release that just came over the wire:

MONSTER, LLC

v.

BEATS ELECTRONICS & DR. DRE

 

MONSTER FILES FRAUD SUIT

AGAINST BEATS ELECTRONICS, JIMMY IOVINE & DR. DRE

FOR PIRATING THE "BEATS BY DR. DRE" LINE OF HEADPHONES
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 6, 2015 – Monster, LLC and Monster CEO, Noel Lee, brought a lawsuit alleging fraud against Beats Electronics, rapper and record producer Andre Young, a/k/a Dr. Dre, and music mogul Jimmy Iovine, among other defendants.  Monster and Lee invented the break-through technology behind the "Beats By Dr. Dre" headphones.  The action, filed today in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, CA, claims the Defendants' scheme involved pirating the "Beats By Dr. Dre" line of headphones from Lee and Monster.  The Complaint alleges that, other than his celebrity status as a rapper, Dr. Dre's…

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