Re: [OpenFontLibrary] [Openfontlibrary] Fonts are software, so use a software license.
Christopher Fynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about the US but if you publish a font in the UK, or another European country, I think you may want something more than a license designed for software. This should also apply to licenses for free/open source fonts. No, a license designed for software seems fine to me in the UK. As I understand it, the big distinction in CDPA is between programs and other literary works, not between software and hardcopy works. -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237
Re: [OpenFontLibrary] [Openfontlibrary] Fonts are software, so use a software license.
Liam R E Quin wrote: On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 12:08 +0600, Christopher Fynn wrote: [...] If eligible, might not one want to first publish a font outside the US in a country where the font is protected as an artistic work and as software? eligible will generally mean the creator is a citizen of a non-US country. You don't generally get additional protection for publishing a work in another country. Liam Also if you are a resident in a country or create a work in a country and publish it there. - C
Re: [OpenFontLibrary] [Openfontlibrary] Fonts are software, so use a software license.
2008/11/7 Liam R E Quin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 12:08 +0600, Christopher Fynn wrote: [...] If eligible, might not one want to first publish a font outside the US in a country where the font is protected as an artistic work and as software? eligible will generally mean the creator is a citizen of a non-US country. You don't generally get additional protection for publishing a work in another country. Is there a heinous business to be had, setting up shop in the UK and offering to take copyright assignment from USA type designers before publication? :-)
Re: [OpenFontLibrary] [Openfontlibrary] Fonts are software, so use a software license.
On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 12:08 +0600, Christopher Fynn wrote: [...] If eligible, might not one want to first publish a font outside the US in a country where the font is protected as an artistic work and as software? eligible will generally mean the creator is a citizen of a non-US country. You don't generally get additional protection for publishing a work in another country. Liam -- Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ Ankh: irc.sorcery.net irc.gnome.org www.advogato.org ___ OpenFontLibrary mailing list OpenFontLibrary@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/openfontlibrary
