Comments on: Scrabulous: Good Fun or Organized Crime? http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/ Adam J. Copeland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marci http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Marci Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:06:28 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/#comment-577 I hope you aren't just trying to get out of losing more matches to me. ha! I think you are right. Scrabble seems to have a good case against scrabulous and I've wondered how they could put something online without permission. It seems as if the makers of the site should work out a deal with scrabble and then everyone should win. I don't feel too guilty about it, primarily because it has actually fueled my real scrabble habit. I know own a bigger scrabble dictionary and play with our real scrabble game board more often than I used to. I do think that if the makers of scrabulous are making money, they ought to be sharing it with scrabble. But, until I convince you to play me for cash, I'm not making money. Just having fun. Your Scotland toast was great. well done. miss you!!! I hope you aren’t just trying to get out of losing more matches to me. ha!
I think you are right. Scrabble seems to have a good case against scrabulous and I’ve wondered how they could put something online without permission. It seems as if the makers of the site should work out a deal with scrabble and then everyone should win.
I don’t feel too guilty about it, primarily because it has actually fueled my real scrabble habit. I know own a bigger scrabble dictionary and play with our real scrabble game board more often than I used to.
I do think that if the makers of scrabulous are making money, they ought to be sharing it with scrabble.
But, until I convince you to play me for cash, I’m not making money. Just having fun.
Your Scotland toast was great. well done.
miss you!!!

]]> By: writemyline http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-576 writemyline Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:28:33 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/#comment-576 Would your position be different if instead of Scrabulous, the game was called "Word Play" or "Make a Word" and had a different color board allowed proper nouns? Would your position be different if instead of Scrabulous, the game was called “Word Play” or “Make a Word” and had a different color board allowed proper nouns?

]]> By: adamjcopeland http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-575 adamjcopeland Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:04:07 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/#comment-575 That's the issue. Just because something is "offered free and clear upfront" doesn't mean that availing oneself to it is moral or legal. I could give you a stolen car stereo "free and clear" and to posses it would be illegal. I could offer you to copy a CD I own, but to do so is illegal. I could allow you to use a paper of mine as your work, but to do so is immoral. Point taken, however, regarding the purchasing of Scrabble sets. I presume that's one of the reasons Scrabble took so long to fight it. That’s the issue. Just because something is “offered free and clear upfront” doesn’t mean that availing oneself to it is moral or legal.

I could give you a stolen car stereo “free and clear” and to posses it would be illegal. I could offer you to copy a CD I own, but to do so is illegal. I could allow you to use a paper of mine as your work, but to do so is immoral.

Point taken, however, regarding the purchasing of Scrabble sets. I presume that’s one of the reasons Scrabble took so long to fight it.

]]> By: writemyline http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-574 writemyline Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:51:16 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/#comment-574 How could it be stealing when it is offered free and clear upfront? I know the laws protect Scrabble and Hasbro but you'd think that they would be happy so many people are enjoying an internet version. I have two versions of the Scrabble game in my home already and I've purchased the game numerous times as a gift. I seriously doubt that Scrabulous damages Hasbro's sales of the actual board game. I'll continue to purchase Scrabble; but don't take away my Scrabulous! How could it be stealing when it is offered free and clear upfront? I know the laws protect Scrabble and Hasbro but you’d think that they would be happy so many people are enjoying an internet version. I have two versions of the Scrabble game in my home already and I’ve purchased the game numerous times as a gift. I seriously doubt that Scrabulous damages Hasbro’s sales of the actual board game. I’ll continue to purchase Scrabble; but don’t take away my Scrabulous!

]]> By: jbonewa http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-573 jbonewa Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:01:33 +0000 http://adamcopeland.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/scrabulous-good-fun-or-organized-crime/#comment-573 well I love scrabulous too. my wife and I play it all the time. i've even played with facebook friends I've not yet personally met face to face. I do admit to having wondered at what point it was considered copyright infringement, so I'm not surprised to hear that scrabble wants in on a piece of the pie; whatever that might be? I suppose it could be considered stealing. But it's not like scrabble makes any money off of me - aside from my one time investment of $12 or whatever it was to buy the board - when I play my board game at home; so I have a hard time seeing what the big deal is if I play somebody else's version on line especially since they didn't get any money off of me. (I assume the scrabulous folks are only making money off advertisement dollars? but since I use firefox with ad block, I don't see those either.) well I love scrabulous too. my wife and I play it all the time. i’ve even played with facebook friends I’ve not yet personally met face to face.

I do admit to having wondered at what point it was considered copyright infringement, so I’m not surprised to hear that scrabble wants in on a piece of the pie; whatever that might be?

I suppose it could be considered stealing. But it’s not like scrabble makes any money off of me – aside from my one time investment of $12 or whatever it was to buy the board – when I play my board game at home; so I have a hard time seeing what the big deal is if I play somebody else’s version on line especially since they didn’t get any money off of me. (I assume the scrabulous folks are only making money off advertisement dollars? but since I use firefox with ad block, I don’t see those either.)

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