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		qeorge on Dec 29, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zynga goes after hobbyist bot programmers For one thing, the script's name is "Mafia Wars Auto Play". I presume Zynga has a trademark on the term Mafia Wars, and would argue that the script's name implies a non-existent relationship between the two companies.

patio11 on Dec 29, 2009 [–]

They'd have a pretty good nominative use defense, if it came to that.

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