Re: [OpenFontLibrary] Font, design copyrights

2008-11-07 Thread Christopher Fynn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why? Most developed countries including the US offer copyright protection to foreign works under under the Berne Convention since 1989 and the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) since 1955. The works of an author who is a national or resident of a

[OpenFontLibrary] Font, design copyrights

2008-11-07 Thread Fontfreedom
Why? Most developed countries including the US offer copyright protection to foreign works under under the Berne Convention since 1989 and the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) since 1955. The works of an author who is a national or resident of a country that is a member of these

Re: [OpenFontLibrary] Font, design copyrights

2008-11-07 Thread Dave Crossland
2008/11/7 Christopher Fynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't see any reason typefaces first released in the UK or Europe would enjoy any copyright protection in the U.S. All typefaces (not fonts) are automatically and immediately public domain in the U.S. Because it seems that under international