AVR-Chat

I have never done anything with microcontrollers regarding setting or 
changing fonts, but isn't the font actually set by the LCD or the graphics 
library software? I.e. if you want Bodoni bold,don't you just select a 
number somewhere that signifies this font?  Or do you actuallyhave to 
construct it pixel by pixel with the microcontroller?

If it's the former, I'd think the copyright was covered by the purchase of 
the library software.

Or are gou getting the font definitions from somewhere else?

Zack

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008, Tim Mitchell wrote:

> Hello folks, we are designing an AVR-based device which uses a graphical
> LCD, and the Ramtex graphics library software. This can import truetype
> fonts for use on the device, but warns that doing so may infringe the
> font copyright. We are working with some designers who are keen to use a
> particular Linotype font which is definitely copyrighted.
>
> Does anyone know any further information about font copyright on
> embedded devices, because all my web searching has found is a lot of
> uncertainty over the issue.
>
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