Comments on: Hasbro Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Scrabulous

By: Judge Dismisses Developer’s Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Facebook

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:00:09 +0000

[...] other cases of copyright infringement on Facebook, as with Hasbro’s suit against the developers of Scrabulous, the plaintiff has not gone after Facebook itself. The reason is that content platforms are not [...]

By: Clone Games and Fan Games: Legal Issues « Under Development

Clone Games and Fan Games: Legal Issues « Under Development — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:18:55 +0000

[...] games, and the like could create just as many problems. One famous example is the suit brought by Hasbro against the developers of Scrabulous, a well-known Facebook [...]

By: Inside Facebook » Scrabulous Voluntarily Taken Offline by Developers, NOT Shut Down by Facebook

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:59:57 +0000

[...] Scrabble clone, had been shut down. Just last week, Hasbro, owner of Scrabble IP in North America, filed a DMCA claim against the makers of the [...]

By: Jim Greer

Jim Greer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:32:59 +0000

I don’t think it’s a copyright claim – they’re being vague about it. It seems like the main claim they have is trademark infringement. Unfortunately for Hasbro the DMCA doesn’t cover trademark, which means Facebook may not be obligated to take it down.