The name 'scrabble' is a trademark. Hasbro is likely claiming that the board design is copyrighted. If Agarwalla and co had changed the colors and/or moved the bonus squares around then they wouldn't have run afoul of the copyright.
I think their copyright case is actually pretty strong, but Facebook will likely not be found guilty of anything as long as they oblige the takedown notice.
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The name 'scrabble' is a trademark. Hasbro is likely claiming that the board design is copyrighted. If Agarwalla and co had changed the colors and/or moved the bonus squares around then they wouldn't have run afoul of the copyright.
I think their copyright case is actually pretty strong, but Facebook will likely not be found guilty of anything as long as they oblige the takedown notice.