[Openfontlibrary] design service

[minombresbond]

El Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:33:02 +0000
"Dave Crossland" <dave at lab6.com> escribió:

> 2008/11/5 minombresbond <minombresbond at gmail.com>:
> >
> > I take this opportunity to ask if you know about scaned images of
> > public domain or olds typography catalog resources on the web,
> 
> I don't know of other such resources, but if you find them, please
> contribute them to the wiki somewhere, such as
> 
> http://openfontlibrary.org/wiki/Font_Design#I_want_to_revive_a_historic_design
> :-)
> 
> http://www.fromoldbooks.org might have some typography..?
> 
> > I understand that the glyps of any typeface is not
> > 'copyrightable' material in USA
> 
> Well, the shapes of letters are not copyrightable in the USA, but they
> may be subject to a 14 year "design patent."

yes, but as far as I know, patenting a typeface is not a practical
alternative, the patent must be aproved or not, no automated
process like a copyright registration , and it is not commonly used by
designers, and 'patented typeface' are few exceptional cases (is there
any?) 

in my copy-font example I would choose a non-patented font :P

> > and the rest of the world
> 
> Here in the UK there is a 25 year copyright on them. Maybe in Germany
> and other places too.

that registration process is like a registration of song, art,
literature etc.?
the copyrigth is for the artwork presented, for the glyphs
like-a-form? Have the designers used the registry? is practical? 
can I register my bookman revival glyps like a original work?

many questions! sorry

saludos!