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by Vanderson 2764 days ago
He may be bringing up the issue that it's perfectly legal to copy another font visually as long as you don't copy the font's data. (maybe something the author doesn't understand?)
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gowld 2764 days ago
How is that true? Can I copy a book or a painting visually as long as I don't copy its "data"?
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true_religion 2764 days ago
No, but typefaces are specifically excluded from copyright. An alphabet is considered to be utilitarian, not art.
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Vanderson 2764 days ago
Fonts and typefaces have unique copyright laws that are different from other forms of art/communication. I made a more detailed comment here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18541934

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