El Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:33:02 +0000 "Dave Crossland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> 2008/11/5 minombresbond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I take this opportunity to ask if you know about scaned images of > > public domain or olds typography catalog resources on the web, > > I don't know of other such resources, but if you find them, please > contribute them to the wiki somewhere, such as > > http://openfontlibrary.org/wiki/Font_Design#I_want_to_revive_a_historic_design > :-) > > http://www.fromoldbooks.org might have some typography..? > > > I understand that the glyps of any typeface is not > > 'copyrightable' material in USA > > Well, the shapes of letters are not copyrightable in the USA, but they > may be subject to a 14 year "design patent." yes, but as far as I know, patenting a typeface is not a practical alternative, the patent must be aproved or not, no automated process like a copyright registration , and it is not commonly used by designers, and 'patented typeface' are few exceptional cases (is there any?) in my copy-font example I would choose a non-patented font :P > > and the rest of the world > > Here in the UK there is a 25 year copyright on them. Maybe in Germany > and other places too. that registration process is like a registration of song, art, literature etc.? the copyrigth is for the artwork presented, for the glyphs like-a-form? Have the designers used the registry? is practical? can I register my bookman revival glyps like a original work? many questions! sorry saludos! _______________________________________________ Openfontlibrary mailing list Openfontlibrary@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/openfontlibrary
