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Originally Posted by lumpynose
There was also something with fonts that I'd read about. When the US was in its early days the printers couldn't afford the expensive European fonts and they pirated their designs. The US passed laws that the name of the font could be copyrighted but not the outline/shape. That's apparently why you'd see, for example, Helvetica clones with names like Swiss, Berne, etc.
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Lumpers,
I think you're thinking of the Futura thing. Back in the mid-late 20's, Futura was released, and it was "homaged" to beat the band. It was one of the most widely ripped off fonts, ever. People think it's Helvetica or Arial that gets ripped off, but really, it's Futura.
Hitch