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Re: [dvd-discuss] How many bits is a technical protection measure?



On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 03:32:24PM -0700, Michael A Rolenz wrote:
> I was under the impression that fonts could be copyrighted as graphical 
> designs..it this isn't the case, then the C&D letter makes absolutley no 
> sense  since it isn't protecting copyright material

The point is that scalable fonts contain some instructions about how to 
render the font at different sizes, and it's arguable that the font itself 
is a computer program.

See http://nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/cf_13.htm