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Fri Nov 7 06:13:22 PST 2008


apply to typefaces is the U.K.
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<DIV>&gt;Why?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Most developed countries including the US offer=
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<DIV>I don't see any reason typefaces first released in the UK or Europe wou=
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<DIV>From what I've read, the only major country which&nbsp;allows copyright=
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