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From: keil@apollo.HP.COM (Mark Keil)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Font Copyright Info
Keywords: legal dept
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Date: 28 Mar 90 04:47:00 GMT
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In article <21334@bellcore.bellcore.com> sjs@bellcore.com (Stan Switzer) writes:
> 
> It seems to me that Adobe is "pushing the envelope" here.  [<< agreed >>]

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> I don't  understand why they want to make this copyright business seem more
> important than it really is.

 Looks to me like spin control by the Adobe legal dept.
 Instead of letting thing develop willy - nilly, it seems like they are
 making a preemptive strike by attempting to define the playing feild.
 They clearly gave the answers the way they want to see things.
 Not that one would expect any different. We are talking $100's of millions
 at stake.  Notice how definite the answers were.  My feel for that law is
 that few things are real definite. There are many exceptions, and there are
 always new cases. And there is nothing like new technology to create new
 cases. This copyrighting of font programs is a "case" in point ;-) .
 It could be that the decision of the copyright office could be overturned.
 This is unlikely, but could still happen.

 Claimer: These be mine own opinions.
 Mark Keil               Apollo Computer,  Chelmsford MA 01824
 +1 508-256-6600 x2495   keil@apollo.hp.com  /  {decvax,mit-erl,yale}!apollo!keil