Comments on: Scrabulous trademarked, showdown with Hasbro next? Magic 8 Ball says “Reply hazy, try again” http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/ nanothoughts for electric headz Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: JRS Medical http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-512 JRS Medical Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:34 +0000 http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-512 Update, Scrabble and Scrabulous are now on FaceBook, and they are eerily similar. US fans will find it easier to use the Scrabble app because it is exacatly like the board game. The concept is the same, I'm sure Hasbro just got tired of the headache. Scrabulous has many more online users than Scrabble does, at least so far for July. But this game has just begun, and there's no reason that Scrabble's official online app--the developers of which don't have to worry about getting sued out of existence--can't surpass Scrabulous on the Web in general. Although Scrabulous could maintain its lead in the Facebook universe for a time, the world of social gaming goes beyond just that one platform, and Hasbro/EA could (and should) push its new, fully legal online game out to social networks all over the Internet. Update, Scrabble and Scrabulous are now on FaceBook, and they are eerily similar. US fans will find it easier to use the Scrabble app because it is exacatly like the board game. The concept is the same, I’m sure Hasbro just got tired of the headache.

Scrabulous has many more online users than Scrabble does, at least so far for July. But this game has just begun, and there’s no reason that Scrabble’s official online app–the developers of which don’t have to worry about getting sued out of existence–can’t surpass Scrabulous on the Web in general. Although Scrabulous could maintain its lead in the Facebook universe for a time, the world of social gaming goes beyond just that one platform, and Hasbro/EA could (and should) push its new, fully legal online game out to social networks all over the Internet.

]]> By: Dave poker http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-511 Dave poker Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:04:31 +0000 http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-511 It is an interesting concept. I'm sure that corporations the size of Matel are more than capable of putting a stop to things like Scrabulous if they are indeed in violation of trademarks, etc. By the same token, I'm sure that a company such as Imagination Holding would have done their due diligence before releasing a product that may be in violation. Based on this my verdict is that it must simply be ok, otherwise by now it wouldn't exist. It is an interesting concept. I’m sure that corporations the size of Matel are more than capable of putting a stop to things like Scrabulous if they are indeed in violation of trademarks, etc. By the same token, I’m sure that a company such as Imagination Holding would have done their due diligence before releasing a product that may be in violation.

Based on this my verdict is that it must simply be ok, otherwise by now it wouldn’t exist.

]]> By: rog http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-496 rog Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:57:01 +0000 http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-496 There are 30 trademarks referring to the term Scrabble and they cover just about everything. I only included the first one just for the history of it. There are 30 trademarks referring to the term Scrabble and they cover just about everything. I only included the first one just for the history of it.

]]> By: JPL http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-495 JPL Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:22:54 +0000 http://nanothoughts.net/2008/02/11/scrabulous-trademarked-showdown-with-hasbro-next-magic-8-ball-says-ask-again-later/#comment-495 I'm definitely not an expert on intellectual property, but the initial registration is only for a board game. Does that cover online games as well? I’m definitely not an expert on intellectual property, but the initial registration is only for a board game. Does that cover online games as well?

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