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Keila
Keila
Join Date 10/2002
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Yo, what da heck?

October 23, 2003 8:57:34 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I found the article and thought ok yet another case of copy violation. This goes way beyond that. I did a Google search for the game itself and was shocked at the content of the game. I will tell you I don't usually get shocked by things.

Link to law suit...http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/23/news/companies/hasbro_ghettopoly.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

Link to game...http://www.ghettopoly.com/
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Reply #1 October 23, 2003 9:16:52 AM
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Just a 'tad' racist....
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Reply #2 October 23, 2003 9:21:12 AM
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The redneck version is coming next I heard.
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Reply #3 October 23, 2003 10:40:17 AM
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WTF?! Why are Hasbro company selling Ghettopoly, HipHop, Redneck, & etc? That's bad.
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Keila
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Reply #4 October 23, 2003 10:56:57 AM
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Chickie!! Of course not!
That's why Hasbro is sueing that company.  Click on the first link in the original post.
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Reply #5 October 23, 2003 10:57:18 AM
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You don't understand, Hasbro has nothing to do with it. They're the one filing the lawsuit.

Edit: heh.. stereo
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Reply #6 October 23, 2003 11:32:24 AM
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Oooooooooooohhhhhhh ok. I misunderstood.
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Reply #7 October 23, 2003 12:35:48 PM
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Best marketing idea Urban Outfitters has ever jumped on.

Right up there with Abercrombie & Fitch and their "Two Wongs Make A White" t-shirt.

I guarantee sales are way up, which was the point of selling the game.
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Reply #8 October 23, 2003 3:26:44 PM
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Funny and not-so-funny. Exploitation and copyright violations? hmm. Very interesting my dear Watson, very interesting indeed. >
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Reply #9 October 23, 2003 3:28:52 PM
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I, personally, think that the lawsuit is stupid.  Nobody is going to confuse this with monopoly.  It would be like Weird Al getting in trouble for his song parodies or something.  I doubt that Hasbro will be able to prove decreased sales or consumer confusion over this one.....
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Reply #10 October 23, 2003 3:34:23 PM
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I wonder if Mr. Chang would like a Chinopoly.(I didn't use a "k" because I am not racist) But, I have a few ideas for that one. I wonder if he would like it if we poked fun at problems in the Chinese or Asian communities?

This place is becoming quite the news source.
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Reply #11 October 23, 2003 4:17:04 PM
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@KarmaGirl:

It's not about confusion or decreased sales. It is still their property and the game cannot even look like monopoly.

It's kinda like... uhm... selling a cola drink called Schmoke. I bet you $10Mil that Coke would sue your a$$ out of this world...
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