The Monster Cable Music Division Champions Apple's Call With a Major Artist Release DRM Free

The Monster Cable Music Division Champions Apple's Call With a Major Artist Release DRM Free

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Monster Cable, the world's leading manufacturer of high performance cables, announced today its full support of Apple(R) CEO Steve Jobs' open letter, titled "Thoughts on Music." In it, Jobs recommends the four major international record labels eliminate digital rights management (DRM) on their music libraries.

"Monster Cable shares Mr. Jobs' vision of breaking constraints for legal music downloads," explained Noel Lee, The Head Monster. "We've always believed in the power of music. So much so, we launched Monster Music(R) to introduce high definition surround to the world without restrictions."

The entertainment arm of Monster Cable, Monster Music boasts a format known as the SuperDisc(TM), which not only contains high definition surround tracks but DRM Free files.

Committed to bringing great quality audio to the masses, Monster Music negotiated DRM Free files with Universal and their multi-platinum selling rock band 3 Doors Down to insure the consumer could enjoy the music on any player, including the Apple iPod(R). It worked, 3 Doors Down and Universal agreed to allow DRM free digital music files on the SuperDisc release entitled, Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas.

Other Monster Music SuperDiscs also feature DRM free music files, including Ray Charles' 2004 Grammy(R) Album of the Year, Genius Loves Company.

Kevin Lee, The Little Monster, who runs Monster Music says, "DRM is a complex and political issue, but digital music compatibility is even more complicated to consumers and limiting to the industry. We are proud to support an open format and leaders like Steve Jobs who are making the efforts to get us there."

For more information, please contact Monster Cable at 415-840-2000.
Or go to: www.monstercable.com, www.monstermusic.com, www.3doorsdown.com

About Monster Cable(R)

Monster Cable Products, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of high performance cables for professional, home, and car use as well as computers and computer games. Monster Cable is an indispensable component for recording studios, sound professionals, musicians, custom-installers, music lovers, audiophiles, and home theater enthusiasts. Monster's audio cables have high performance sound characteristics that increase the clarity, dynamics and power of the audio signals that travel through them.

Source: Monster Cable Products, Inc.

CONTACT: Daniel Graham of Monster Cable Products, Inc., +1-415 840-2024,
or dgraham@monstercable.com

Web site: http://www.monstercable.com/

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