yet another gibson sue

[guitarnub]

http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050712/NEWS03/507120331

the way they try to sell their products, trying to monopolise the market, its doing them more harm than good imo, the "no buying of gibson guitars over the internet and crap"

the way they sue just about everyone, it kinda makes me think the power hungry gibson must have more lawyers than luthiers...

 

[gargamelesp]

if you read the news properly, you would have realised that there is a legitimate reason for them to sue this time, but why they chose to sue is a different issue.

Im sure you got this news and the quote from the hc forums

 

[sanXp]

I bet young punks are running the company now :lol:

 

[Ryuworks]

Well, I'm sure they can make more selling Gibson copies instead anyway, so why bother?

 

[guitarnub]

yes its legitimate, but have you read about the gibson dealer policy?

they're like trying to make a "legacy" of some sort, as if they're like making the lamboghini of guitars. By weeding out the small dealers, they're like trying to make their guitars "exclusive" only to well off, selling their products via big name dealers who can afford to follow the policy (and you know they've been jacking up their prices , and their QC going way way down)

there's a whole load of story behind gibson and they way they try to monopolise the guitar market.

 

[Ryuworks]

I'll never buy a gibson even if I have the money. Will be better off buying some cheap LP copy and install SD pickups

 

[wangdexian]

I bet young punks are running the company now :lol:

Hi, I'm Gibson's CEO.

 

[azhiwen]

I bet young punks are running the company now :lol:

Hi, I'm Gibson's CEO.

 

[Damo]

for those interested in some of the legal details of Gibson litigation, there is an outline of the Gibson Vrs fernandes case in 1990's. Gibson lost the case and the subsequent appeal.

http://law.vanderbilt.edu/journal/34-03/Port.htm

Its not too heavy reading, the case is about half way down the page