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Re: [AVR-Chat] Font copyright on systems with graphic LCD

2008-06-03 by Bruce Parham

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.
> 

If you have the time, get "Font Bonanza 1.0" from download.com. That zip
file holds over 4700 TT fonts many of which (10%-15%) are freeware.

Bruce

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