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Re: License Violation
Dave, the 1988 decision was superseded by the 1992 decision: http://www.copyright.gov/history/mls/ML-443.pdf The salient point of Judge White's summary decision in the Adobe/SSI case was that point p…3 -
Re: Do OpenType GSUB lookups need to be under the 'correct' feature?
It shouldn't matter, and mostly won't, but be prepared for the occasional nasty surprise. The feature descriptions may mention one or more particular lookup type, but this is only for illustrative pu…2 -
Re: License Violation
If you were to make a DOCX file that is designed in some way to interact with something else on your computer to produce a certain effect, then possibly yes. The reasoning seems to be, regarding what…1 -
Re: License Violation
I've been hearing the 'not sufficiently distinctive so not protectable' argument for more than twenty years now, so I'll say here what I said on the comp.fonts Usenet group in 1994: As soon as someon…11 -
Re: License Violation
Dave, it's important to remember that what matters in US copyright law is how the US Copyright Office defines a computer program, which is much more broad a definition than that generally used by pro…3