p2pnet news view | Games:- “Play Scrabulous, the coolest word game with your family and friends, right here at Facebook,” said its inventors, Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, once said on Facebook.

But, take it down, ordered joint Scrabble owners Mattel and Hasbro, claiming Scrabulous infringed their copyright.

Now, put it back, is the word, in effect. Because the awsuit against the Agarwallas has been withdrawn.

How come?

Perhaps Mike Masnick has it right on Techdirt.

Before M & H started getting nasty, “the attention brought about by Scrabulous had resulted in a renaissance for the game, leading many people to go out and buy physical Scrabble sets,” he says.

“Yes, Hasbro took a situation that was driving more sales of the board game, and turned it into one where thousands of people were boycotting its products.”

take it down – Scrabble sues Scrabulous, July 25, 2008
Techdirt – Hasbro Finally Drops Scrabulous Suit, December 16, 2008

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