On 18-Aug-01, 22:46 (CDT), Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bitmapped fonts are not copyrightable in the United States.
>
> Hinted fonts, because they contain what could be construed as
> algorithmic or programmatic constructs, are copyrightable.
That sounds more like a distinction f
On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 11:34:08AM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote:
> On 18-Aug-01, 22:46 (CDT), Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Bitmapped fonts are not copyrightable in the United States.
> >
> > Hinted fonts, because they contain what could be construed as
> > algorithmic or program
On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 11:34:08AM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote:
>
> photography, and other visual works). Has there been a published
> decision that copyright doesn't apply to bitmap font?
>
There was a decision many, many years ago that essentially denied a
fontmaker's claim of copyright restri
On 20-Aug-01, 12:12 (CDT), Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 11:34:08AM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote:
> > On 18-Aug-01, 22:46 (CDT), Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Bitmapped fonts are not copyrightable in the United States.
> > >
> > > Hinted
On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 01:05:11PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote:
> And paintings are not sculpture, nor are they books, and the shape
> of a SC Cobra is not the same as a photograph. Some visual works are
> copyrightable, some aren't. Font designs strike me (a non-expert) as
> something reasonable
[Branden]
> Bitmapped fonts are not copyrightable in the United States.
Thanks. I guess you would know. (:
> Hinted fonts, because they contain what could be construed as
> algorithmic or programmatic constructs, are copyrightable.
As you guessed, Figlet fonts are quite primitive. They do hav
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