Using the name "Scrabble" for a game is a clear trademark violation;
using something *remotely* similar to "Scrabble" is *not* a "clear"
trademark violation. The standard in the US, and I believe in Europe as
well, is that you must not use *confusingly* similar names.
I'm renaming it to "Scribb
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Bug#325441: Violates trademark
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# legal issues are serious bugs
severity 325441 serious
thanks
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 07:34:22PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote:
> Package: scrabble
> Severity: grave
> "Scrabble" is a trademark of Hasbro, and they're actively enforcing it
> (http://www.e-scrabble.com/desist.html). This package must
Package: scrabble
Severity: grave
"Scrabble" is a trademark of Hasbro, and they're actively enforcing it
(http://www.e-scrabble.com/desist.html). This package must not be
named anything remotely similar to "Scrabble"; anything else is a
clear trademark violation. Hasbro also claims rights on the r
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