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* '''Founder:''' Michael James Hardy |
* '''Founder:''' Michael James Hardy |
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* '''Defunct:''' 2010 |
* '''Defunct:''' 2010 |
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| − | * '''Headquarters:''' Missouri, USA |
+ | * '''Headquarters:''' Leasburg, Missouri, USA |
* '''Key people:''' Michael James Hardy |
* '''Key people:''' Michael James Hardy |
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* '''Products:''' Various |
* '''Products:''' Various |
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'''Hardy Creations Inc.''' was a company founded in 2002 that stole other people's software and website designs. The founder is well-known for stealing other people's software and website designs, putting his name all over it, removing the copyright notice and license, and selling it as his own. In November 2017, the founder was applied for parole. |
'''Hardy Creations Inc.''' was a company founded in 2002 that stole other people's software and website designs. The founder is well-known for stealing other people's software and website designs, putting his name all over it, removing the copyright notice and license, and selling it as his own. In November 2017, the founder was applied for parole. |
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| + | ===Examples of ripped off software and games=== |
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| + | * Creative Paint (Image editor based on Paint.net) |
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| + | * HyperSonic (Web browser based on Firefox Aurora 5.0) |
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| + | * Internet Spirit (Web browser based on K-Meleon and Maxthon) |
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| + | * Super Michael (Platforming game based on SuperTux 0.1.3) - The founder is credited as Michael Gravestone. |
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====Founder's family members==== |
====Founder's family members==== |
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* Sher Hardy |
* Sher Hardy |
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* Stacie Hardy |
* Stacie Hardy |
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| + | * Wesley Hardy |
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* Zoe Hardy |
* Zoe Hardy |
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 22 October 2020
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Hardy Creations Inc.[]
- Former type: Subsidiary
- Industry: Software and video games
- Fate: Dissolved
- Predecessor: Spirit Studios, Ultra Software
- Founded: 2002 (as Asylum Software)
- Founder: Michael James Hardy
- Defunct: 2010
- Headquarters: Leasburg, Missouri, USA
- Key people: Michael James Hardy
- Products: Various
Hardy Creations Inc. was a company founded in 2002 that stole other people's software and website designs. The founder is well-known for stealing other people's software and website designs, putting his name all over it, removing the copyright notice and license, and selling it as his own. In November 2017, the founder was applied for parole.
Examples of ripped off software and games[]
- Creative Paint (Image editor based on Paint.net)
- HyperSonic (Web browser based on Firefox Aurora 5.0)
- Internet Spirit (Web browser based on K-Meleon and Maxthon)
- Super Michael (Platforming game based on SuperTux 0.1.3) - The founder is credited as Michael Gravestone.
Founder's family members[]
- Birdie Plymale
- Dylan Hardy
- Joyce McGowan
- Kara Hardy
- Norma Plymale
- Robert Plymale
- Sher Hardy
- Stacie Hardy
- Wesley Hardy
- Zoe Hardy