On Friday 16 June 2006 11:50 am, you wrote: > The real first question is whether a layout file can be covered by > copyright to begin with. > > As I pointed out before, one good example is fonts. While their names > can be copyrighted, the actual outline and metric files cannot be.
I didn't know that. In that case, how can a font foundary legally prevent their fonts from being copied willy nilly around the world? If protected only by a trademark, one could copy the outline and metric files and call them "StevesSansSerif" for instance. If protected by patent, what would be so novel from one font to another that a patent would be issued? SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm
