John Savard

(Quote) 
I remember back in the early days of computer laser printers noticing that "10 point Times Roman" was smaller on a laser printer than it used to be in hot metal. So, from m… (View Post)

(Quote) 
I'm not a lawyer, but I have heard the answer to this one. It's no. In the United States, it used to be possible to protect type designs with design patents, but that apparently does… (View Post)

(Quote) 
It is true that a PDF document doesn't behave like a Kindle document. As you note, the text doesn't flow. It is sort of like a digital equivalent of a paper document, intended to hav… (View Post)

I would favor something more conventional, like this crude drawing of mine shows: (Image) (View Post)

It certainly is true that you can pirate a font, and be subject to legal penalties in most jurisdictions, by automatically tracing the letters it prints. That would violate copyright law if typefaces… (View Post)