Will Hasbro Suit Spell D-O-O-M For Scrabulous?
Posted by Jonathan Thrope Hasbro Inc. gave Facebook more than six months to make a move, but finally got tired of waiting. Yesterday Hasbro, which owns the North American rights to Scrabble, filed suit in the Southern District of New York against the makers of Scrabulous, a popular Scrabble-like game application on Facebook, alleging copyright and trademark infringement. At the same time, the company also sent an informal DMCA notice to Facebook, requesting the site to take down the application. The notice gives Facebook several days to remove Scrabulous without subsequently being held liable for the application. As of 5 p.m. Friday, the social networking site was still hosting the game. In a prepared statement, a Facebook spokeswoman said, in part: “Over the past year, Facebook has tried to use its status as a neutral platform provider to help the parties come to an amicable agreement. We’re disappointed that Hasbro has sought to draw us into their dispute. Nevertheless, we have forwa
