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Article #3302Re: HP LaserJet Downloadable Fonts
From: Mike Eager
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1989 02:28
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1989 02:28
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In article <229800002@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >Make a copy of them on floppies. >Use debug to edit out the copyright, and change the name of the font >to something else. You might get the idea that editing out the copyright statement constitutes a violation of copyright. >The BIT PATTERNS of the fonts cannot be copyrighted >or patented or protected in any other way. The BIT PATTERNS, can and (since you saw the notice) are protected by copyright. Copying the diskettes, and removing the notice, are a violation of copyright. The actual shape of the character cannot be protected by copyright. This allows you, if you wish, to digitize the printed version of the letter and create your own bit mapped or PostScript font. Then, you can copyright the bit map or PS program that you created.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!oliveb!sun!ringworld!eager From: eager@ringworld.Sun.COM (Mike Eager) Newsgroups: comp.fonts Subject: Re: HP LaserJet Downloadable Fonts Message-ID: <96281@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 29 Mar 89 02:28:42 GMT References: <1736@trantor.harris-atd.com> <229800002@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Reply-To: eager@sun.UUCP (Mike Eager) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View Lines: 22