On Copyright Protection Of Computer Font Library

The process of producing font library is inseparable from the production process of font library copyright. Whether there is existence of the original labor can be seen from the process of producing font library, which in the process of producing font library is its conditions with originality. With the original font designs of new works due to performing of the regular font, compared with the traditional writing font, but difference methods and tools of performing. Fonts in the font library shapes with a high degree of consistency of font design draft. Font library is organized in accordance with the national standard, and therefore can not reflect on the overall character of the original choreography. The shape, structure of single font font are in form of design draft, font design draft’s originality determines originality of a single font font library. The single font on the basis of originality, font library as a collection of works, should be also protected by copyright laws. Compared with the font font library and font software works, both of which belong to different types of objects of copyright protection, the originality requirement of font software is independent development.A lot of intellectual and financial resources invested to make the font library, to complete the development of a font libraries need to involve investment in natural creativity, corporate financial input, may also exist in some segments of the development commission. Font font and font library copyright software copyright is relatively independent, not necessarily belong to the same subject. Font font interpretation on the font design draft must be approved by the font design draft rights, if the deduction process did not produce a new interpretation of the works, the font font copyright belongs to the font design draft rights holder. The term of protection of copyright belongs to the legal person or natural person is different, the duration of protection belongs to the natural person longer than that belong to the legal person. The software works in the absence of the heir or the unit case, the software copyright into the public domain.Font works as art works to protect, so should follow the art originality standard to judge whether it has the originality. Restrictions of Font library copyright have many ways, improve the originality standard is not the best way to font in the font library. In the font library font works and traditional calligraphy works have some differences in the rational use of reasonable, because the use of fonts works tend to use font software, and software reasonable use range was smaller than the font work reasonable use. Font library software of exhaustion of rights, not on the font works.Font works are output in the call font library software, its manifestations is the print. Even if that font works has practical function and industrial property, but no matter how important technical means, can not replace font design creativity, choice and judgment of choice, and this is precisely the originality lies. Practical function and industrial property of font libraries mainly in the font library software, font library software utility function does not constitute copyright restrictions on the font.Any theoretical research are eventually will implement to solve specific problems, and get the test of practice. Founder v. Procter&Gamble case and founder v. Blizzard case are two classic case of font library tort disputes. Founder v. Procter&Gamble case shows:if the In terms of font design draft copyright claim, against Procter&gamble on the "mechanical processing labor only through technical means to complete, can not generate new creative interpretation of the works" defense; In trading in copyright carrier, however, based on the relative nature of the contract, implied license clearly established only between buyers and sellers, not extend to any third party. Founder v. Blizzard case shows:font library contains not only the font data coordinate and function algorithm, at the same time also includes the control calls and access application, so the font library software is a computer program; information dissemination by network is offering means for digital works’s distribution rights, the concurrence of right to network dissemination of information and distribution rights for the digital works in network communication rights to provide more relief to rights holders.