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6. June 2006, 07:24:54

coan.net

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If you copy "Scrabble" exactly, then you may be in tradmark trouble - but it's so simple to change it just a little and make it your own "game" to get around the trouble, and that is what you see on many other sites - while a few do try to copy scrabble but fly under the radar.

I'm not sure if Fencer's ideas have changed, but if I remember when the idea was brought up before (years ago), Fencer did not like the idea of a word game on this site..... Again, maybe I have a bad memory but I think I remember him giving that opinion.

6. June 2006, 09:21:19

Fencer

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BIG BAD WOLF: A word game will be created but due to the Scrabble licence, the name must be changed. Scrabrain, for example.

And the rules must be slightly modified as well.

6. June 2006, 12:22:18

Chicago Bulls

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Fencer: .
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Does anybody knows the line that divides to legal and not legal(due to Scrabble licence) two Scrabble variations....?
I mean how many modificitions does someone has to make to the default Scrabble in order this to be different from a point of view that no one can sue you.....?
Is a small change enough, does it have to be 3 major changes, etc, and generally when the violation of the licence stops? Is the quantity of
changes that matters is the ......what?

6. June 2006, 13:09:26

Sarah

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Fencer: thats way cool Fencer

6. June 2006, 14:08:02

rabbitoid

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Fencer: Have you tried to contact the owners? Not all owners are Eds. Maybe a reasonable arrangement can be negociated, for example ads in exchange for use. I'm sure people here wouldn't mind ads under such circumstances.

6. June 2006, 16:19:02

Fencer

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rabbitoid: Yes, I did, many times (Mattel). No response at all.

6. June 2006, 20:27:36

rabbitoid

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Fencer: Too bad. Maybe Ed bought some shares.