>> [...] in Germany those fonts are called `Brotschriften' (which
>> somehow translates to `fonts for daily use').
>
> Okay, good to have that confirmed by a German (I assume you are?)
I'll send you my second for this insult. I'm Austrian :-)
> I assert that the general case is that all designs published in this
> catalogue are protected as artistic works (ie basically forever) and
> there are some exceptions such as the USA, France, Germany and
> Switzerland, where they are not.
Hmm. I can't believe that for a very simple reason: If you use an
artistic work, you have to pay copyright fees. But noone is paying
fees for using a font in a book! In other words, font shapes in
general are not covered at all by normal copyright. You need
something special -- the Vienna agreement or similar laws -- to get
some protection.
Werner
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