FormGen
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FormGen Corporation was a shareware
and computer game company that was founded in 1987 by Randy MacLean and James Perkins. The company was later bought out by GT Interactive in 1996.
FormGen Inc. was involved in a landmark intellectual property lawsuit, "Micro Star v. FormGen Inc.
". FormGen charged that the Micro Star infringed its copyright on the derivative works through commercializing on the user-created map files. After appeal, FormGen won the case at the end.
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
and computer game company that was founded in 1987 by Randy MacLean and James Perkins. The company was later bought out by GT Interactive in 1996.
FormGen Inc. was involved in a landmark intellectual property lawsuit, "Micro Star v. FormGen Inc.
Micro Star v. FormGen Inc.
The case Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. 154 F.3d 1107 is a California court case in which United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled the district court's decision in favor of the plaintiff, FormGen Inc...
". FormGen charged that the Micro Star infringed its copyright on the derivative works through commercializing on the user-created map files. After appeal, FormGen won the case at the end.