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Well, here it is. Check out the Oct 11 issue of MacWeek, page 55: US Copyright Office Denies Protection for Digitized Typefaces "The US Copyright Office last month sent a resounding no to font publishers seeking copyright protection for digitized typefaces. "The decision, reached after almost three years of deliberation, denies type publishers copyright protection for 'computer instructions or data that specify fixation or depiction of typeface or letter form.'" It goes on to say that this not only covers bit-map font data, but outline font descriptions as well, and that the only current recourse for type publishers would be to go to Congress and get a law passed. The reason given for the decision is the Copyright Office's standing policy that typefaces lack original authorship and have a distinct utilitarian function. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.