A client wanted to
use a distinctive font for a company logo and asked whether the font was
copyrightable and whether use of the font in the company logo was
permissible. It sounds like a simple
question but it quickly got complicated.
are not copyrightable, the software that generates fonts and typefaces can be
copyrightable. This is the rule of law
for the United States only. Fonts may be copyrightable under the laws of other countries.
I quickly concluded
that the relevant question for my client was one of “licensing.