heavyBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... What is interesting is that Facebook and the F8 platform were probably not on the radar of Mark Blecher, Hasbro’s general manager, or Hasbro’s licensing department. And if it was, no one wanted to lose their jobs by: a) risk licensing the game to someone just to see it fail or b) by suggesting that the licensing structure is outdated in the age the borderless, digital world of the...
BusinessWeek Online - Tech Beat (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
... Agarwalla for violating Hasbro’s intellectual property. “We own the rights to that game,” said Mark Blecher, Hasbro’s General Manager of Digital Media. A Facebook spokeswoman said that the company forwarded Hasbro's request to Scrabulous' founders and asked that they take “appropriate” action. Jayant Agarwalla released a statement July 29. Facebook has informed us that they have received...
Sify (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
... Scrabulous. Now, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages. Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and...
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... Scrabulous site is a theft of intellectual property, and we can't allow that to continue," says Mark Blecher, Hasbro's general manager of digital media and gaming. "We expect that Facebook will take it down."
Daily Tech (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... weeks.“Hasbro has always had the same two priorities,” said Hasbro Digital Media general manager Mark Blecher . “One is to offer a great playing authentic game for fans and the second is to protect our intellectual property. This was theft of I.P., plain and simple.”“It's really no different from when the recording industry faced the issue of folks posting music on sites like Napster...
CNET.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
This is the lawsuit we all knew was coming: Hasbro, which sells the Scrabble board game, has sued to shut down the wildly popular knockoff on Facebook called Scrabulous. Hasbro on Thursday filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit in New York against the creators of the ad-supported application, which boasts an astonishing half-million daily users. Mark Blecher, general manager for Hasbro...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... members next month. "We want to give Scrabble fans a legitimate way to play the game," said Mark Blecher, Hasbro's general manager of digital media and gaming. So far players have ruled in favor of Scrabulous. Scrabble counted 8,862 active Facebook players Thursday, and Scrabulous had 512,961.Blecher said the match hadn't really begun, given that Scrabble was still in beta.Yahoo's...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... of Scrabble offerings - from the cell phone, to the iPod, and now, social networking," said Mark Blecher, general manager, Hasbro Digital Media and Gaming. "Hasbro and EA have worked diligently to provide a great game play experience on Facebook, and we are confident that fans of the game will welcome a genuine experience highlighted by top of the line graphics, strong technical support,...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... hours on the unauthorized Scrabulous.Now, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous and collect damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants creators...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... Scrabulous.Now, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla,...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... Scrabulous.Now, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... with ReutersNow, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, Rhode Island company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... Scrabulous site is a theft of intellectual property, and we can't allow that to continue," says Mark Blecher, Hasbro's general manager of digital media and gaming. "We expect that Facebook will take it down."
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... Scrabulous.Now, Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... Scrabulous.Now Hasbro is trying to stop Scrabulous completely and collect unspecified damages.Mark Blecher, general manager for digital media and gaming at Hasbro, said the Pawtucket, R.I.-based company waited until Thursday to file a lawsuit to ensure that Scrabble fans had a legal option first.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, named as defendants Rajat and Jayant...
