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Does DRM exist for typefaces?

• dsr_ 5y ago
  The shapes of a font cannot be copyrighted, trademarked or patented. The name can be trademarked. The code itself for the font is copyrighted.
  • janc_ 5y ago
    Careful what you say about copyright. While this might be true (up to some degree) in the USA & Japan, it’s definitely not true in many other countries (e.g. Germany, France, Russia & the UK). In the US it might also be possible to protect a font design with a design patent, so even there you should be careful about assuming it’s safe to copy a font’s design…
    • ryanbrunner 5y ago
      Is this enforced to any realistic degree? For example, is something like Arial, which is a clear derivative of Helvetica permitted?