Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!greg From: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: "Demos" and piracy Message-ID: <34195@ut-emx.UUCP> Date: 17 Jul 90 04:45:43 GMT References: <3492@crash.cts.com> <1990Jul13.154213.11818@sisd.kodak.com> <3557@crash.cts.com> Sender: news@ut-emx.UUCP Reply-To: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 36 In article <3557@crash.cts.com> oleg@crash.cts.com (Oleg Rovner) writes: [Earlier respones & 1st question deleted.] >Now a semi-serious question. It has been my impression that fonts/typefaces >cannot be copyrighted, just their names. So, it is not legal to release a >Times (c) font, but it is ok to use the data from that font or produce a >look-alike font. Now we get into that foggy, undefined field often called ethics (Not that I'm accusing anyone of having them :-) ). Sure, one can _legally_ copy the definition data for a font, and even call it their own, as long as they give it a new name. However, IMHO, the programmer that would do such a thing is not proud enough of his work to put in the effort it would take to design a new font. On the other hand (well, not quite) giving credit for the font to the original designer would at least be a more honorable thing to do. STEALING someone else's work is completely unacceptable (IMNSHO). >Flames for the first statement directed to alt.flame, replies to the second >question, would be very much appreciated. You're welcome! > Regards, > OR ...greg... ___ Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are not my own, but AMIGA! //// the property of some higher-up power, to which I am only a tool. //// "Welcome, my son. Welcome to the machine." -- Pink Floyd ___ //// "Reality is only a simulation, and it's still in beta testing." -- Me \\\\//// \\XX// Greg Harp greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu