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From: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: font names
Message-ID: <66@dcs.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 88 14:19:08 GMT
References: <3476@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Reply-To: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul)
Organization: DCS, Dallas, Texas
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Keywords: names of fonts

In article <3476@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>A more pragmatic question is which of the common names are trademarked
>and which are PD:
>
>Cooper ? Bocklin ? Peignot ? Times ? Tymes ? Bookman ?
>Schoolbook ? Star ? Mete ? Bodoni ? Toronto ? Chicago ?
>

Generally, if you get one of the rub-on letter manufacturers' catalogs or
sample books, (i.e. Letraset) or their big wall posters, they indicate which
font names are protected.

I would not know where to find this here in the US(*), but in Europe I would
have no trouble finding books on typography in major big-city bookstores, which
would also list most of the fonts and tell you if they are protected or not.

(*) This country has a lot of publishers who produce great books, but most of 
the bookstores I have seen stink -- they carry only books with mass appeal.
In Europe the better stores make a point of carrying everything, or at least
being able to special-order it within a week. Here special ordering takes up
to eight weeks.
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