3 ms·
In the United States, the shapes of typefaces are not eligible for copyright. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces
by flowerlad 5y ago
In the United States, the shapes of typefaces are not eligible for copyright.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti...
- da_chicken 5y agoAh, so that's how knock-off fonts work. You can reproduce essentially the same output (the typeface) as long as the code that produces it is distinct (the font).
- croes 5y agoBut in France and Germany but not Austria despite the Vienna Agreement for the Protection of Type Faces and their International Deposit. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/seldoc/1973/2203.html http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/seldoc/1973/2203.htm...