NEWS: Beats in a lawsuit with Yamaha - Page 3

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Originally Posted by Dyaems 

fanny wang, soul by ludacris, that 50cent headphone from sms audio, yammy pro series, beats...

 

beats should sue this "company" too! =))

 

http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products&type=view&sid=14742&main=34

They look nothing like Beats

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Originally Posted by Meddle 


They're only suing for $75,000 though, so I don't think profit is a major motivation.

$75k for advertising/publicity is a drop in the bucket for big companies. 

headphones have been copying designs for 100 years now, since the 1st radio operator headphones. I doubt any headphone design is completely unique anymore.

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Originally Posted by ToddTheMetalGod 

 

 

Dr Who.....ha ha.

I never thought that the beats headphones looked good. They just look like cheap glossy plastic crap. 

$75k? They probably have already spent far more money on consulting lawyers about the design before the release.

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Originally Posted by Armaegis 

To be honest, before the whole Beats thing... I had no idea who Dre was.

For me it was the Dr. Pepper commercial back in the days.

Then I totally forgot about him.

The Yamaha's look so much nicer, even if just thanks to the IMHO better looking logo.

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Originally Posted by JuanseAmador 


What about them copying Shure.

i was just about to say that

just maybe not as obvious as yamaha's attempt though

I didn't get the "Dr.... who?" thing until now. LOL. Way to go Yamaha. 
As for suing... meh. I wouldn't blame either of them. Yamaha was kinda asking for it w/ the "Dr... who?" ,which IMO is really hilarious, and the mainstream like for beats is outrageous. 
I even advised a guy in my class to go the head-fi, but nope, he just went straight ahead and bought beats.

Overall, it's kinda boarder-line grey.

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But this:

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Originally Posted by kalbee 

For me it was the Dr. Pepper commercial back in the days.

Then I totally forgot about him.

 

 

The Yamaha's look so much nicer, even if just thanks to the IMHO better looking logo.

 

Beats rip people off by being expensive and sounding terrible, so it should be fair for manufacturers to rip off their designs. :)

Did they ever patent their design? If not, this is just a game of pointing fingers...

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Originally Posted by Destroysall 

Did they ever patent their design? If not, this is just a game of pointing fingers...

I don't even think Beats would be allowed to patent it. Considering how the design is pretty unoriginal already.

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Originally Posted by Armaegis 

 

$75k for advertising/publicity is a drop in the bucket for big companies. 

^This I'm surprised only one person has said this.  Even if beats loose their case they still win because of all the attention they're getting.