[free-sklyarov] Arguments from consumer rights pov

[Andrew Lawrence]

On July 25, 2001 02:58 pm, Kevin wrote:
> > No, but there is a rarity argument.  Publications will pay a premium for
> > exclusive use of fonts (Newsweek, The Washington Post, Sports
> > Illustrated, Time, Le Monde, Wired, all use custom fonts for their text),
> > and high-end
>
> But the font analogy is flawed, because while font software is protected by
> copyright, type faces are not.  So I can legally produce a font that looks
> exactly like Wired's.

NOT.  Fonts are protected by copyright. Ask any printer.  It is just that in 
the digital world we have become accustomed to all the "royalty free" fonts 
that are given out with the software.


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