In a message dated 11/8/2008 2:18:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL
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2008/11/7 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You guys really should see the Font Myths website:
What is the URL?
The url is:
_http://www.ssifonts.com/Myths.htm_ (http://www.ssifonts.com/Myths.htm)
Also,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You guys really should see the Font Myths website:
...
IMO One should try and copyright a font *both* as Software - covers USA
and other jurisdictions *and* as an artistic work if you are in
jurisdiction that allows this. No one was suggesting to copyright a font
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
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
On Sat, 2008-11-08 at 21:05 +0600, Christopher Fynn wrote:
Some European countries have laws on Design Integrity.
In the UK and Canada these are referred to as Moral Rights;
in Canada at least, they cannot be assignned, i.e. you can't
give them away.
You have the moral right to be identified
2008/11/7 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You guys really should see the Font Myths website:
What is the URL?
Erm, SSI *LOST* a lawsuit again Adobe about font copyright. I'd be
very suspicous about those guys.
Ah yes, SSI the outfit of the infamous Rev. Paul King - weren't they the
ones who cloned over 1,000 fonts designed by others and claimed them
as their own? When caught it seems they tried to
