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> If you use a font program to print a character, the toner on paper is
> no longer copyrighted, just the program that got it there.  You can
> derive work from the toner on paper if you like, but not from the
> program.

Repetition of disclaimer:  I believe there is a need for protection,
but do not accept (or reject) the current system just because it is
there.

That said, I think it is important to point out that in some sense
the toner and the bitmaps are isomorphic, one-to-one (and onto, I
know, I know).

> Suppose someone write a program that converts a program in one format
> (C source code) into another format (binary executable), then runs a
> protected program through it.  Can you use the executable freely?  No.
> Just because you write your own compiler does not give you the right to
> use somebody else's copyrighted source code.

Very interesting that you use this analogy.  Suppose I run some
font designer's bitmaps through a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II
bitmap-to-toner translator, then claim the output as my own.
Can I do that?