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01/20/03 13:04
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#36842 - RE: graphic LCD fonts and copyright
I actually never had thought of copyrights, but this is an interesting thing. Normally, when I use a grpahics LCD in combination with a micro, I use my own software to create chracacter bitmaps in the required sizes. I've written a small Windows program that generates 8051 code from a selected Windows true-type characterset that is converted into bitmaps (say 8x8 or 16 x 16 dots). Although the caracters thus are derived from commercial fonts, the resulting graphics, after being converted into bitmaps, only resemble the original. Furthermore, under most circumstances it is required to edit the bitmaps manually so as to get a consistant character-set, especially with serif-tyoe fonts in smaller bitmap sizes where small 'accents' may get lost in the conversion-process. To what extent is the resulting character set an exact copy of the original and does it (or doesn't it) touch the copyrights of the original?

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RE: graphic LCD fonts and copyright            01/01/70 00:00      
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