Re: Typographic copyright (was: Emory HTML claim)

From: Mary Barnett <mbarnett[_at_]enc.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 14:26:03 -0500

I have a book titled "Internet and the Law" and it states that fonts as typefaces used as just that, typefaces, are not copyrightable subject matter. It goes on to say that using a particular font does not demonstrate enough creativity sufficient to qualify it for copyright protection.

There may be more to the story that I am aware of but this book states this as if it were an across the board thing.

Mary Barnett
<mbarnett[_at_]enc.org>

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>> Terry Carroll wrote:
>>
>> a document using that font without permission to use the font? If I
>> want to photocopy a journal article, do I now have to worry about
>> identifying and contacting the font owner as well as the author for
>> permission?
>
> Why not? What is the difference with quoting a line from a poem in
> an otherwise unrelated article?
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