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Re: Licensing Fonts
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Isaac |
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Re: Licensing Fonts |
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Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:38:42 -0600 |
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On 27 Mar 2005 17:08:21 -0800, Geoffrey Washburn <washburn@acm.org> wrote:
> Yes, the status of the resulting typeface is somewhat complicated. My
> cursory investigation indicates that typefaces are not protected in the
> United States based upon the 1976 Copyright Revision. However, the
> United States has also obligated itself to respect the intellectual
> property rights of various other countries under international
> treaties. Therefore, it is plausible that the typeface could be
> protected in the United States if is protected by another country.
I would not expect that to be the case. Most likely, US law would govern
what subject matter would be protectable in a US court.
Isaac
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- Re: Licensing Fonts, Geoffrey Washburn, 2005/03/27
- Re: Licensing Fonts, Alexander Cline, 2005/03/27
- Re: Licensing Fonts, John Hasler, 2005/03/27
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- Re: Licensing Fonts,
Isaac <=
- Re: Licensing Fonts, Geoffrey Washburn, 2005/03/28
- Re: Licensing Fonts, John Hasler, 2005/03/28
Re: Licensing Fonts, Geoffrey Washburn, 2005/03/27