Home Theater Shack sued by Radio Shack

jinjuku
jinjuku Posts: 1,523
edited October 2010 in The Clubhouse
From the pass on the word department:

Hometheatershack.com is being sued by TRS Quality Inc for use of the word shack in their domain name.

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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited October 2010
    lame. HTS has been around longer than RS changed their name.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited October 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    lame. HTS has been around longer than RS changed their name.

    Exactly my thought. This whole 'The Shack' thing is only a year or two old I believe. HTS was registered in 95'?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited October 2010
    Sounds right. They must be getting desperate.
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    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2010
    Stupid... i hope the go down burning
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,500
    edited October 2010
    Very Monster like. Boo on Radio Crack.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2010
    Wasn't ratshack supposed to be going down under already?
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited October 2010
    I used to like Radio Shack years ago. Now everytime I go in I leave empty handed and disappointed. I would rather pass the time bored and following my wife around JCPenny rather than go in their stores any longer. It is quite the mystery that they are still in business given their current product offerings.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2010
    Another Monster it seems like. How ridiculous.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • gtu2004
    gtu2004 Posts: 620
    edited October 2010
    i think it's because they're losing money. as someone said, it's a mystery why they're still in business. crappy selection, **** prices. i guess they need to somehow make money.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    lame. HTS has been around longer than RS changed their name.

    Really. I always called them Radio Shack. What was it before?

    It's a good thing they didn't call themselves "The Monster Home Theater McShack". ;)
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Really. I always called them Radio Shack. What was it before?

    It's a good thing they didn't call themselves "The Monster Home Theater McShack". ;)

    Its just called "The Shack" now.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited October 2010
    In a related story, I have copyrighted the letter A, as well as many common words such as "the", "of" and "and". You should all expect your lawsuits soon.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Wasn't ratshack supposed to be going down under already?
    Probably why they'd be going after HTS, one last attempt of survival at the expense of a successfull business :rolleyes:

    To my knowledge, their nick name was always Radio Scrap on my side of the border.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited October 2010
    Radio Shack (aka the Shack better check with our 'Shack' before they continue with this).

    They should really call themselves the Kiosk instead of the SHACK because all they really sell these days are CELL phone contracts???

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2010
    That will be an interesting "prior art" conversation!
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited October 2010
    Assclowns! Almost as bad as monster.
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • CTTE
    CTTE Posts: 183
    edited October 2010
    This is kind of old, but this article about Radio Shack is one of the best things The Onion has written:

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/even-ceo-cant-figure-out-how-radioshack-still-in-b,2190/
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited October 2010
    CTTE wrote: »
    This is kind of old, but this article about Radio Shack is one of the best things The Onion has written:

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/even-ceo-cant-figure-out-how-radioshack-still-in-b,2190/

    That's hysterical. It pretty much sums up my opinion of them. Thanks!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,697
    edited October 2010
    Back in the day, Radio Shack was a place you could go into and ask the old guy behind the counter (who owned the franchise) a question about anything electronic-relatedand get an answer. Old guy probably had a ham radio on and talking to Russia.

    Now ? Ask the d00000d where they have full-wave bridge rectifiers hidden, and he'll have an episode of St. Vitus dance.
    Ask him if that new ATT Neon cellphone makes your butt look fat, and he'll be able to give you an expert response.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2010
    I agree, going there is awful now.

    The DIY selection is less and less, and the worse part, the lines. Since their new target is cell phone sales, having to wait on line behind someone purchasing or having issues with a phone is painful. I'll buy my solder braid and other misc. parts online for now on, thanks.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,697
    edited October 2010
    In the early 80's, bought my first computer: Tandy 1000a.
    4.7 Mhz (could get an aftermarket overclocked 5 Mhz but that voided your warranty).
    512K ram.
    TWO floppy drives !
    $1000.

    Radio Shack was still in the game, then.


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    Can't think of a thing that I'd go to RS for now. We have a couple of old-school stores in town that are a good mix of new and re-cycled stuff manned by folks that know their stuff. Gateway Electronics and ...... can't remember the name of the other place. Makes for cool browsing, especially if you're trying to figure out how to tweak a Tesla tower into a time/space ripping machine.
    Sal Palooza
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