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- Scrabulous founded: 2005Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
- Founders: Jayant and Rajat AgarwallaChronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
- Lawsuit filed: July 24, 2008The New York Times: Hasbro Notches Triple-Word Score Against Scrabulous With Lawsuit (July 24, 2008)
- Facebook application added in July 2007Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
- Electronic rights to Scrabble belong to Electronic ArtsNew York Times: Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words (March 2, 2008)
- Hasbro owns the rights to Scrabble in U.S. and CanadaNew York Times: Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words (March 2, 2008)
- Mattel owns the rights to Scrabble in the rest of the worldNew York Times: Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words (March 2, 2008)
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In January 2008, Hasbro and Mattel requested that Facebook remove the Scrabulous application, or face a lawsuit for copyright infringement. On July 29, 2008, the Indian brothers who created the game shut down access to Scrabulous for all North American users after Hasbro filed a lawsuit in United States District Court.MSNBC: Scrabulous Scrapped on Facebook (July 29, 2008)
The Lawsuit
In the lawsuit filed by Hasbro on July 24, 2008, the company details the history of the game from its origins in the Great Depression to the establishment of clubs and tournaments that play the official version of the game. The lawsuit also details the unique play of the game, including a discussion of letter values and bonus squares.Official Lawsuit: Hasbro, Inc. vs. RJ Softwares, Rajat Agarwalla and Jayan Agarwalla (July 24, 2008)-
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