Behringer defends legal action of recent lawsuits

Behringer defends legal action of recent lawsuits

Behringer defends legal action and company policies.

Owner of Behringer – Uli Behringer

Last week we reported on budget gear manufacturer Behringer’s strong arm of the law when they sent a letter of cease and desist to Chinese music tech blog Midifan for describing the company’s practises as “shameless” and “copycat.”

Now, founder Uli Behringer has posted the company’s response on the Music Tribe Academy Facebook group, where he defends all the company’s actions and reactions.

In his lengthy and all-encompassing statement, Behringer refuted Midifan’s concerns surrounding employee welfare at Music Tribe’s Zhongshan factory, saying:

“We are very proud that we have been ranked Zhongshan’s No. 1 employer by the leading and independent job site ”.

Freedom of speech, unless directed at me

Behringer also said that although the cease and desist letter was sent to Midifan, it was never sued by Music Tribe (Behringer’s parent company.)

“We have since spoken with the publisher and they have promised to remove the offensive language and refrain from posting such slur (sic) in the future. We consider this case to be resolved and he also has standing invitation to visit us,” Behringer said.

In the case against Dave Smith Instruments, legal action followed against an employee who went against his word to continue making slanderous comments, “hence we were forced to take legal action,” Behringer said.

And on copying, he said: “One needs to be clear about the distinction between blatantly copying someone else’s product and the principle of reverse engineering. Copying a product 1:1 is clearly illegal, however reverse engineering is something that takes place every day and is accepted as part of a product development process known as benchmarking.”

The icing on the cake: Behringer also said he is “a big believer in free speech” and that his company welcomes “any form of constructive criticism, as this is the only way for us to learn and improve.”

Behringer defends legal action, when no action would have to be defended if the defendants didn’t take legal action in the first place- it would have blown over, but now everyone knows.

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