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Re: is this legal?



D'jinnie writes:
> Say for example I want to write an X app called (in an appropriately
> clever fashion) xwords. This would basically duplicate Scrabble (r) board
> and rules...if I don't call it Scrabble (r), can I do it,...

At a minimum, make sure your board is not a copy of theirs and rewrite the
rules in your own words.  That might be enough, but I'm not sure.

It is quite possible that the original Scrabble is out of copyright.  If so
you are home free.
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