>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 treaties, works first published in a member country >or published within 30 days of first publication in a Berne Union >country may claim protection under the treaties. > >So if something is copyright in a country where it was first published >the US should recognize that too if that country is also a member of the >Berne Convention. 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. >From what I've read, the only major country which allows copyright laws to apply to typefaces is the U.K. **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001)
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