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Re: Romanée – New Release?
One of the issues that has come up in this discussion is what, exactly, constitutes “original” work. A parallel to type revivals, especially those that render in digital form designs that originated …3 -
Re: Romanée – New Release?
I don't know what behooved me to research this further, but I found the official English translation of the Dutch Copyright Act, in which Article 10.1.12, states: “Reproductions of a literary, scient…1 -
Re: Romanée – New Release?
This University of California Davis law review article, from 2009, offers a pretty good overview of U.S. copyright law in regard to fonts and typeface design, as well as other aspects of U.S. law tha…1 -
Re: Romanée – New Release?
It appears that a digital revival of Romanée has already been made by Mark Askam, of the Chestnut Press: http://www.thechestnutpress.com/romanee.html. It is a personal-use font, used in letterpress p…1 -
Re: Romanée – New Release?
Under U.S. law, the designs of typefaces are not subject to copyright protection, though their names may be trademarked. Digital fonts can receive copyright protection, but only as computer code. So,…4