Re: New Unifont release

[Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS <edmundo@xxxxxxxx>]

David Starner <dstarner98@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> > It's not clear whether this license covers only your additions, or
> > also Roman's original font. What is Roman's original license?
> 
> That was Roman's original license. I'm an American, and American laws do not
> allow copyright on bitmap fonts. Any work I do on the Unifont is therefore
> in the public domain.

If I recall correctly, an international treaty on copyright states
that a citizen of country X gets the same rights in country Y as a
citizen of country Y, so it doesn't make any difference that you're an
American. Your work won't be in the public domain everywhere unless
you say so.

Edmund
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