Charles Darrow claimed to have invented and played a game that closely resembles
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Question
Charles Darrow claimed to have invented and played a game that closely resembles Hasbro's Monopoly game, decades before Hasbro's Monopoly game was introduced.
In the legal debate about the right to use the name Monopoly for a game, whether or not Professor Anspach is correct matters because
A.
Anspach's loss of the trademark on his Anti-Monopoly game would have allowed other companies to market similar games using the same title.
B.
Hasbro's loss of the trademark on its Monopoly game would have allowed other companies to market similar games using the same title.
C.
Anspach's loss of the copyright on its Monopoly game would have allowed other companies to market similar games using the same title.
D.
Hasbro's loss of the copyright on its Monopoly game would have allowed other companies to market similar games using the same title.
From an economic perspective,
A.
losing the trademark on its Monopoly game would have cost Hasbro millions of dollars per year as other companies could have begun to market similar games using the same title.
B.
Anspach was a controlling shareholder in Hasbro.
C.
Anspach refused to pay Hasbro the trademark rights for his game.
D.
Hasbro would realize losses from being denied rights to Anspach's copyright.
Explanation / Answer
Answer.)
Q1.) B.) Hasbro's loss of the trademark on its Monopoly game would have allowed other companies to market similar games using the same title.
Q2.) A.) losing the trademark on its Monopoly game would have cost Hasbro millions of dollars per year as other companies could have begun to market similar games using the same title.