It is my understanding that typeface hint systems such as those in Adobe Type 1 and TrueType are "programs" for the purposes of copyright law. But I'm not a law

It is my understanding that typeface hint systems such as those in Adobe Type 1 and TrueType are "programs" for the purposes of copyright law. But I'm not a lawyer, and I would be interested to hear expert opinions. It used to be my interest to deal with typeface hints.