e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order from Hasbro

Posted by timothy on Monday March 21, 2005 @01:51PM from the one-of-my-favorite-sites dept.

Matthew Dull writes "Home-brewed e-Scrabble.com recently received a cease-and-desist order from Hasbro Inc., owners of the famous board game Scrabble. E-scrabble, home to over 100,000 active players, has been hosting up online versions of the game to happily addicted players for over a year now (maybe more), and only now does Hasbro come forth with a lawsuit. The creator of the site, known only as Jared, has posted the letter he received from Hasbro's lawyers. However common it may be, it always seems a tragedy when a big corporation stomps its heavy foot on a fledgling but very successful piece of web software that is close to many people's heart." (It's also the best online Scrabble game I've seen; Hasbro should pay Jared, not sue him.)

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reply by cas2000 · 2005-03-21 16:58 · Score: 0, Troll

Dear inhumanly rude and obnoxious lackeys,

RE: YOUR SHRILL DEMANDS

I DEMAND that you go jump in a lake.

If you wish to correspond with me, you will do so in a civil and courteous manner. Any future correspondence from you which fails to be civil and polite will be immediately ignored and discarded without any further action.

yours sincerely, ...
Re:The unreasonable part... by ky11x · 2005-03-22 01:12 · Score: 0, Troll

This is only "insightful" if you buy into the whole concept of ideas and concepts as "property." Information should be free.