Comment Comment by resoluteteeth Bitmap fonts may not be copyrightable (in the US at least) due to a quirk of copyright law:https://www.crowdspring.com/blog/font-law-licensing/> Generally, copyright law in the U.S. does not protect typefaces.> Fonts may be protected as long as the font qualifies as computer software or a program (and in fact, most fonts are programs or software).> Bitmapped fonts are considered to be computerized representations of a typeface (and are not protected by copyright law).> On the other hand, scalable fonts (because they are incorporated as part of a program or software) are protected by copyright. parent resoluteteeth 6 years ago
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> Generally, copyright law in the U.S. does not protect typefaces.
> Fonts may be protected as long as the font qualifies as computer software or a program (and in fact, most fonts are programs or software).
> Bitmapped fonts are considered to be computerized representations of a typeface (and are not protected by copyright law).
> On the other hand, scalable fonts (because they are incorporated as part of a program or software) are protected by copyright.