From what I understand, Hoggy's right. Trademarks have to be protected or you risk losing them, other forms of 'intellectual property' do not.
Also of note is that the actual rules of the game are not protected in any way. The only copyright claim Hasbro might have is over the design of the board and tiles, which can be changed easily enough. It's mostly the trademarks that are the issue here I think.
Anyway, I only play Scrabulous through their website now, which I find more convenient than Facebook..
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Date: 2008-07-30 09:10 am (UTC)Also of note is that the actual rules of the game are not protected in any way. The only copyright claim Hasbro might have is over the design of the board and tiles, which can be changed easily enough. It's mostly the trademarks that are the issue here I think.
Anyway, I only play Scrabulous through their website now, which I find more convenient than Facebook..