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The creators of the Scrabble knockoff Scrabulous have taken their Scrabble knock-off game off Facebook and replaced it with something new. This time they are sure that they have avoided any problems concerning trademark and copyright laws.

The creators removed Scrabulous off on Tuesday from Facebook when they were approached with a lawsuit from the owners of Scrabble’s North American rights. Now, the game has reappeared with the name Wordscraper. The change could help it avoid any confusion with Scrabble.

Hasbro Inc. - the American toy company - is suing the creators of Scrabulous. Scarbulous is a Scrabble game knock-off and according to Hasbro it has infringed on the rights that Scrabble holds. They filed a suit this week asking for assests of bankrupt Coleco. They also asked Facebook to block the game from their site.

Although Scrabulous has been around since 2006, Hasbro is apparently angry that, even after releasing an official Scrabble together with game maker Electronic Arts Inc., Facebook users still preferred the knock-off, even though both were free.