[comp.sys.amiga] Could someone clarify the copyright issue?

kruger@whyvax.dec.com (Endorsed by 1-eyed mutants for nuclear power) (12/18/87)

I have heard something to the effect that fonts are not copyrightable, only
their names. Thus you can take any graphics book, copy the fonts into a computerformat, but you are not free to name the font the same thing. Why wouldn't this apply to a copy of a font already on a computer?

[Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and quoting me in your defense in a giant
lawsuit with Apple will get you a few laughs, but nothing else.]


dov