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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...1022164918&e=3


NEW YORK (AFP) - Hasbro, the manufacturer of Monopoly, said Wednesday it had filed suit against the creator of "Ghettopoly" -- a spoof version of the celebrated board game that stereotypes gangsta rap culture.



"Hasbro will not tolerate unlawful use of its intellectual property to sell the reprehensible 'Ghettopoly' game," Frank Bifulco, president of Hasbro's US Games said in a statement.


Beyond it's name and board layout, "Ghettopoly" bears little resemblance to the Hasbro family favourite.


Playing pieces include a pimp and an Uzi submachine gun, the hottest property on the board is "Smitty's XXX Peep Show," and one game card directs you to collect 50 dollars "from each playa" for successfully addicting your neighbourhood to crack cocaine.


Played like Monopoly, the aim is to become the richest player by stealing, cheating and fencing stolen properties.


The Hasbro suit targets "Ghettopoly" creator David Chang, 28, whose family immigrated to the United States from Taiwan when he was eight years old.


"Mr. Chang has chosen to ignore our cease and desist demands, and therefore, we are taking the necessary legal action," Bifulco said.


In the complaint Hasbro stated that Chang violated Hasbro's trademark rights and copyrights to the Monopoly game.


It also cites unlawful acts which "have caused and continue to cause irreparable injury to the value and goodwill of the Monopoly real estate trading game trademarks, as well as to Hasbro's business, goodwill and reputation."


A hot seller on the Internet, the game proved equally popular when it was temporarily stocked by national clothing chain Urban Outfitters last month.


But not everyone was amused and black leaders organised angry protests outside stores in Philadelphia, Chicago and Seattle, saying the game poked fun at serious social problems like drug addiction and poverty.


The protests prompted Urban Outfitters to pull the game from its shelves. Chang acknowledges the stereotyping charge but insists that the accusations of racism miss the point.


"Ghettopoly is controversial because it's both fun and real life," Chang says on his website www.ghettopoly.com.


"It draws on stereotypes not as a means to degrade, but as a medium to bring people together in laughter," he argues. "If we can't laugh at ourselves and how we each utilise the various stereotypes, then we'll continue to live in blame and bitterness."

JSA Matt

I didn't get mine yet

smack

i want that game it would crack me up everytime i played it. i heard a rumor there might be a redneckopoly in the works.

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EZRhino

I better buy mine quick

clubsexy

My girlfriend bought 2 sets the first time this went around. Did anyone else buy one? I was wondering if anyone got there sets yet....

I want to keep mine for ebay... hehe, but my woman wants to give them away for xmas.

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ThePornPusher

Bottom of this page http://ghettopoly.com/

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Raf1

Are they still selling them?

FATPad

Dunno. But I hope white leaders get outraged if it's true. *snortle*

I know I take it personally when there's talk of greasy haired jackasses living in trailers banging their mother/sisters and blowing up their moonshine stills knocking out the rest of their teeth.

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Tofu

I ordered one after someone posted a link here, before all the hype and press. Still waiting on mine.....

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HeadPimp

LOL... I knew this was coming. Got my game a while ago. Didn't buy extra copies though. Fun game, but I knew they would get sued!