IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION

-The Word Monopoly-

There is no copyright infringement for anyone to use the word (or even the name) Monopoly.

Monopoly is a common word and cannot, by itself, be copyrighted.

Hasbro, Inc. the owner of the game “Monopoly” has no copyright to Monopoly. They hold the copyright to the game that is incorporated with and identified by the world Monopoly.

We are not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.

In the year 1983, Monopoly lost the trademark battle in the courts. Here is the (originally published) New York Times article:

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/monopoly-loses-its-trademark.html

- The Monopoly Man -

The character and/or “mascot” for the original Monopoly, is not trademarked or owned by any individual or company.

In 1935 SAIC alum and political cartoonist Frankling “F.O.” Alexander was asked to provide the illustrations and design for Parker Brothers’ Monopoly board game.

He created characters such as Rich Uncle Pennybags, Jake the Jailbird, and the “Go to Jail” Officer Edgar Mallory. Unfortunately, Alexander did not collect $200 for his contributions; in fact, the artist never received a penny.

Parker Brothers has never officially owned the rights to the original character design, nor does Hasbro, Inc. (who acquired Parker Brothers).

No one-person or entity can copyright this character, and any alterations of him are fully free of any copyright or trademark laws.

How else do you think the very talented street artist, Alec Monopoly, has been able to sell tens-of-millions of dollars worth of art since 2008 without any legal troubles. (you the man Alec!)

– Meta Monopoly is not associated with ‘Monopoly’ and/or Hasbro, Inc. –

Meta Monopoly and the token associated $MONOPOLY is a meme coin with no intrinsic value. The website metamonopoly.org hosts a platform with a blockchain based play-2-earn game “Galaxy Run” hosted on Ethereum blockchain. The platform does not collect fees in any way and is not owned by any one person or single entity.

– Meta Monopoly is not the same as the original Monopoly owned by Hasbro, Inc. –

Meta Monopoly and the $MONOPOLY token is not associated with the original “Monopoly” game owned by Hasbro, Inc. and has no relation to any of its affiliates.