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Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous | Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous |
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Hasbro, which owns the rights to Scrabble in North America, is suing the Calcutta-based founders of Scrabulous - a game available on Facebook. | |
Last week, an official version of Scrabble was released for Facebook users in Canada and the US. | Last week, an official version of Scrabble was released for Facebook users in Canada and the US. |
Hasbro said that Scrabulous violates its copyright and trademarks and has separately asked Facebook to block it. | Hasbro said that Scrabulous violates its copyright and trademarks and has separately asked Facebook to block it. |
The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York against the brothers Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla. | The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York against the brothers Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla. |
Scrabulous has been one of the most popular activities on Facebook. | Scrabulous has been one of the most popular activities on Facebook. |
The social networking site has so far declined to take down the application, which could mean it too is vulnerable to copyright action. | The social networking site has so far declined to take down the application, which could mean it too is vulnerable to copyright action. |
"Over the past year, Facebook has tried to use its status as neutral platform provider to help the parties come to an amicable agreement," the company said in a statement. | "Over the past year, Facebook has tried to use its status as neutral platform provider to help the parties come to an amicable agreement," the company said in a statement. |
"We're disappointed that Hasbro has sought to draw us into their dispute." | "We're disappointed that Hasbro has sought to draw us into their dispute." |
Rights to Scrabble outside the US are owned by Mattel, which is not involved in the legal action. | Rights to Scrabble outside the US are owned by Mattel, which is not involved in the legal action. |
Mattel is planning its own Facebook Scrabble game. | Mattel is planning its own Facebook Scrabble game. |
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