On 27 Mar 2005 17:08:21 -0800, Geoffrey Washburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, the status of the resulting typeface is somewhat complicated. My > cursory investigation indicates that typefaces are not protected in the > United States based upon the 1976 Copyright Revision. However, the > United States has also obligated itself to respect the intellectual > property rights of various other countries under international > treaties. Therefore, it is plausible that the typeface could be > protected in the United States if is protected by another country.
I would not expect that to be the case. Most likely, US law would govern what subject matter would be protectable in a US court. Isaac _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
