richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) (01/17/89)
In article <765@sas.UUCP> cole@sas.UUCP (Tom Cole) writes: > >Of course, these fonts are part of the Soft PC product, so you would >have to make appropriate arrangements. Perhaps the folks at Insignia >would like to release these into the public domain? ;-) According to the copyright office, ALL fonts are public domain. (He said, referring to the U.S. Copyright offic's recent decision that ``computer tyfaces lack distinct authorship, and because of their utilitarian value, we will not uphold any copyrights for computer font binaries'' or words to that effect) The binaries were the only thing about fonts you have been able to copyright, apart from trademarking the name. Personally, I think it's the copyright office trying to goad the big (and small) Type companies into trying to get congress to pass a law protecting typefaces. They as much said so, inthe (same) statement: ``...if you don't like it, go to congress and get a law passed''. -- ``In a few years, the only thing that will be made in America is a deal'' richard@gryphon.COM {...}!gryphon!richard gryphon!richard@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov