Scrabulous becomes Wordscraper???
Friday, August 1st, 2008Scrabulous has reappeared on Facebook under the guise of Wordscraper. In order to skirt the pending lawsuit Scrabulous changed their game just enough to be proctected from a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Now, the game has reappeared with the name Wordscraper. The change could help it avoid any brand confusion with Scrabble, a key point in trademark disputes.
The game itself has also changed. Instead of Scrabble-like square tiles, for instance, Wordscraper has circles. The tiles earning double and triple points have been rearranged, and tiles for quadruple points have been added.
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.Furthermore, Wordscraper lets users design custom boards, including versions that happen to resemble Scrabble. In such cases, Wordscraper might claim federal protections from liability for their users’ actions.