2008/11/7 Liam R E Quin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 12:08 +0600, Christopher Fynn wrote: > [...] >> If eligible, might not one want to first publish a font outside the US >> in a country where the font is protected as an artistic work and as >> software? > > "eligible" will generally mean the creator is a citizen of a non-US > country. You don't generally get additional protection for publishing > a work in another country.
Is there a heinous business to be had, setting up shop in the UK and offering to take copyright assignment from USA type designers before publication? :-)