Re: Creating My Own Font?
Have a look at this page at the Graphic Arts Guild ... https://graphicartistsguild.org/tool...ted-legalities
Particularly the paragraph that begins "There is an absolute rule that copyright does NOT cover type fonts" ... Although that may or may not be absolute garbage. However, Monotype's ARIAL and Eduard Hoffman's HELVETICA are so similar as to be almost indistinguishable.
Or this WIKIPEDIA entry
"The idea that typefaces cannot be copyrighted in the United States is a well-settled law with a long history.[citation needed] Based upon the decision in Eltra Corp v. Ringer, and the clear and explicit actions of Congress, the status quo regarding typeface copyright has remained unchanged.[citation needed] Under U.S. law, typefaces and their letter forms or glyphs are considered to be utilitarian objects whose utility outweighs any merit that may exist in protecting their creative elements. Typefaces are exempt from copyright protection in the United States (Code of Federal Regulations, Ch 37, Sec. 202.1(e); Eltra Corp. vs. Ringer)."
How legal either of these items are, is up to you to determine.
Keith
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