MFK...

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... is no more? I know they were fighting a lawsuit with the Monster drink co.
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How would an aquarium forum possibly get snuffed out by an energy drink company? I would see if they used the EXACT same name or marketed a energy drink for fish. Or am I to understand that anything titled with "monster" is subject to copyright to this company!? :?
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sgtmyers88 wrote:How would an aquarium forum possibly get snuffed out by an energy drink company? I would see if they used the EXACT same name or marketed a energy drink for fish. Or am I to understand that anything titled with "monster" is subject to copyright to this company!? :?
Pretty sure the "monster" part of the name coupled with the logo is what got them in trouble. They're barely similar, but apparently it was enough.
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Meh yeah its not that close, but whatever. I never went there anyways.

PP do you think refugees/trolls from MFK will start flooding the gates here? Considering you have had a "interesting" history with them.
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Very possible... those folks start threads here then disappear when they don't hear what they want to.
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Seen quite a few of them here trolling over the last couple of years. You soon realise where they are from
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I, for one, am not in mourning.
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RTR wrote:I, for one, am not in mourning.
I thought you loved that site ? Lmao
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I remember that guy E787 or something like that from mfk. He had a really nice mbu in a 300g which was better.than a lot of other mbu keepers. For some reason he kept trying to argue with everybody about experience vs knowledge at evry corner... Very odd
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RTR wrote:I, for one, am not in mourning.
Likewise, from what I have seen goes on on there. Though it feels a bit like Monster Energy's lawyers are trying to justify their cost by actually doing something occasionally :lol: as petty or pointless as it is.
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I was wondering what happened to them, kind of forgot about them over a week ago though to be honest.
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Lets just hope a company selling inflatable products doesn't spring up and use a pufferfish for a logo... :?
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Give it a week or so...
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Why could they not just change the name and logo of their forum?

I wonder where all their members are going to go now?
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Answer 1: They aren't too bright.
Answer 2: Here
:lol:
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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