[OpenFontLibrary] Copyrights of Typefaces

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>From: Dave Crossland:
>The problem is, I don't want to be a pariah in the type community  anymore
>than I have to be.
>
>Regards, Dave
 
Beyond pariah status, as you are in the U.K., involvment in such a project  
could subject you to civil or criminal liabilities. 

>On 14 May 2009,  12:28 AM, "Khaled Hosny"  wrote:
>
>On Wed, May 13, 2009 at  02:06:58PM -0400, Jon Stanley wrote: > On Wed, May
>13, 2009 at 1:20  PM, Dave...
>If it is legal (I'm not saying it is, I'm not even a USA  citizen), then
>what is the problem? Remember that, in USA at least,  copyright is
>privilege not a natural right.
 
Actually, in the United States, copyright, and other intellectual property  
laws are taken very, very seriously.
But not in the case of typefaces. From my previous post: Material not  
subject to copyright.: "mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering  
or coloring;" - "Typeface as typeface."

Does the text of that law "Material not subject to copyright", "mere  
variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering or coloring", "Typeface  as 
typeface." seem insulting to anyone who as the purpose of their life and  
career designs fonts/typefaces? Considering the amount of work which can go into 
 a font/typeface, the wording of that law must feel a bit  insulting.
 
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