Comments on: Scrabulous: Dead App Scrabbling http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DizzyDesi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190968 DizzyDesi Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:21:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190968 <p>Aziz</p> <blockquote>I have to take issue. The Agarwalla brothers have been pulling in $25000 a month . ... but its not like they even tried to avoid <b>copyright infringement</b></blockquote> <p>Scrabble according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble">Wiki</a> is 70 years old. The people profitting from it today are not the people who invented it, or even made it popular. I see no reason why they should profit.</p> <p>Anna</p> <blockquote>No laws please, we are Indian.</blockquote> <p>As per <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries'_copyright_length">Indian copyright laws</a> the laws of most sane countries, the copyright of scrabble should have expired a long time ago. It only violates the evil US copyright law (Google the infamous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act">Mickey Mouse protection act</a> of 1998 for background). Morally I see nothing wrong in a couple of people making use of something that should be public domain by now. I hope the brothers move it to a non - US based server and give Hasbro a big middle finger.(even if it moves off facebook)</p> Aziz

I have to take issue. The Agarwalla brothers have been pulling in $25000 a month . … but its not like they even tried to avoid copyright infringement

Scrabble according to Wiki is 70 years old. The people profitting from it today are not the people who invented it, or even made it popular. I see no reason why they should profit.

Anna

No laws please, we are Indian.

As per Indian copyright laws the laws of most sane countries, the copyright of scrabble should have expired a long time ago. It only violates the evil US copyright law (Google the infamous Mickey Mouse protection act of 1998 for background). Morally I see nothing wrong in a couple of people making use of something that should be public domain by now. I hope the brothers move it to a non – US based server and give Hasbro a big middle finger.(even if it moves off facebook)

]]> By: Sleepyface http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190835 Sleepyface Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:36:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190835 <p>It appears as if you've just spoken any scrabulous fan's mind. I've played with people from all over the world and almost went to the verge of buying the board game (self restraint on splurge saved me from buying) to play when I'm not online. My productivity at work has sunk to its lowest. I hope Mattel guys see where their real customers are. In fact they should gift the board game for people with maximum games or the highest points. Just as I was about to get concerned about the "pick up" point that it had threatened to become, this bigger problem emerges!</p> <p>and yeah, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-baer/stop-mattel-from-removing_b_82717.html">you should read this</a></p> It appears as if you’ve just spoken any scrabulous fan’s mind. I’ve played with people from all over the world and almost went to the verge of buying the board game (self restraint on splurge saved me from buying) to play when I’m not online. My productivity at work has sunk to its lowest. I hope Mattel guys see where their real customers are. In fact they should gift the board game for people with maximum games or the highest points. Just as I was about to get concerned about the “pick up” point that it had threatened to become, this bigger problem emerges!

and yeah, you should read this

]]> By: chick pea http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190736 chick pea Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:55:27 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190736 <p>anna, as you know ;0) i'm addicted as well, winding up the 16 games i'm currently playing..</p> <p>down with the damn corporations, they are lessening my timesucks..</p> anna, as you know ;0) i’m addicted as well, winding up the 16 games i’m currently playing..

down with the damn corporations, they are lessening my timesucks..

]]> By: pongali http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190726 pongali Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:26:45 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190726 <p>What a great post. So lighthearted and very well written. Thanks for the afternoon picker-upper!</p> What a great post. So lighthearted and very well written. Thanks for the afternoon picker-upper!

]]> By: Aziz http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190720 Aziz Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:08:48 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190720 <p>anna, i have seen the $25k figure quoted widely but cant find an original source, but its definitely making the agarwalla brothers somr serious cash. that hasbro is pressuring them to sell to EA for a "song" was mentioned in the story you linked, its pretty clear that scrabulous is not doomed, only the agarwalla's revenue stream.</p> anna, i have seen the $25k figure quoted widely but cant find an original source, but its definitely making the agarwalla brothers somr serious cash. that hasbro is pressuring them to sell to EA for a “song” was mentioned in the story you linked, its pretty clear that scrabulous is not doomed, only the agarwalla’s revenue stream.

]]> By: SkepMod http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190713 SkepMod Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190713 <p>The yahoo version is a not-so-close clone of the real thing. I was amazed when I ran into Scrabulous, that it was an exact replica of the original game. It's no surprise that it's being shut down. If EA or Hasbro wants the app, then they should pay for the momentum it has generated. If they don't and the game is shut down, I will not buy another Hasbro toy again! Well, I will try.</p> The yahoo version is a not-so-close clone of the real thing. I was amazed when I ran into Scrabulous, that it was an exact replica of the original game. It’s no surprise that it’s being shut down. If EA or Hasbro wants the app, then they should pay for the momentum it has generated. If they don’t and the game is shut down, I will not buy another Hasbro toy again! Well, I will try.

]]> By: AR http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190705 AR Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:46:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190705 <p><em>twitches and shivers in preemptive withdrawal</em></p> twitches and shivers in preemptive withdrawal

]]> By: Rahul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190697 Rahul Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:37:37 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190697 <p>I never found the scrabulous app compelling because I encountered multiple bugs in it, and I dislike games going on for days on end. There are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/fashion/08Cyber.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">other apps</a> which are much more fun, you know...</p> I never found the scrabulous app compelling because I encountered multiple bugs in it, and I dislike games going on for days on end. There are other apps which are much more fun, you know…

]]> By: A N N A http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190690 A N N A Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:22:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190690 <p><i>16 · <B>Dasichist</B> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/004983.html#comment190672">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>So is this why we haven't seen nanofiction Fridays in so long?? ;)</blockquote> <p>Lack of bloody interest, yaar. If mutineers are wanting, I will be the doing, this Friday.</p> 16 · Dasichist said

So is this why we haven’t seen nanofiction Fridays in so long?? ;)

Lack of bloody interest, yaar. If mutineers are wanting, I will be the doing, this Friday.

]]> By: Dasichist http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/01/22/scrabulous_dead_1/comment-page-1/#comment-190672 Dasichist Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:33:48 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4983#comment-190672 <p>So is this why we haven't seen nanofiction Fridays in so long?? ;)</p> So is this why we haven’t seen nanofiction Fridays in so long?? ;)

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