> a peculiarity of copyright law means that the actual shapes of the letters aren't actually protectable by copyright Warning: offer not applicable in UK and m

> a peculiarity of copyright law means that the actual shapes of the letters aren't actually protectable by copyright Warning: offer not applicable in UK and most countries in EEA. They have the concept of protecting designs there. Japan excludes most designs of fonts because of its utilitarian use BUT if the font (technically typeface) is distinctive and used in a way that can be defended as an artistic choice, it's protected under copyright.