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Recently, "Microsoft is elegant black not be free font actually " discuss extensively what cause public opinion, ascend online sth resembling a net to heat up sheet of search a list of names posted up for a time. As we have learned, microsoft is elegant black it is Windows style is set inside the operating system, need not download installation to be able to be used directly.

But, enterprise or net inn are used in brand conduct propaganda hind, by limited company of electron of Founder of Beijing Beijing University (the following abbreviation " Beijing University Founder " ) shape tells tort, reason is an user with " commerce is released " use Microsoft for the purpose elegant black font, need additional pay copyright fee.

Whether is font protected by copyright law, still put dispute in law group. Legal expert thinks, artistic quality font can get copyright law protection, suffer degree of protection to should inspect its Promethean degree and calm. Also the lawyer expresses, be aimed at " Microsoft is elegant black " tort incident, windows user should not become Beijing University Founder to find out the main body of tort liability.

The user does not know " Microsoft is elegant black " business uses tort

On March 7, a when be located in Sichuan Chengdu advisory company received the email of Beijing University Founder, matters concerned of font of much money Founder is used without accredit in reminding this the company is publicized in the brand, check feedback in time please, avoid legal risk.

According to should consulting a company a worker that does not wish to disclose a full name introduces, the company had picture of a few pieces of conduct propaganda to use 3 style of Founder on government-owned net and date of small letter public. Subsequently, beijing University Founder seeks advice from a company to get in touch with this, tell font tort, ask to should be bought already used style one year period use copyright.

"Point out 3 font of tort to Founder, have we are existence demur -- Microsoft is elegant black font, because Microsoft is elegant black it is Windows style is set inside the operating system, need not download installation to be able to be used directly. " the worker of afore-mentioned advisory companies expresses. Boreal blueness signs up for reporter discovery, a lot of enterprises and net inn were to use Microsoft after elegant black font, be accused by shape of Beijing University Founder tort.

"Microsoft is elegant black " with "

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Reporter in order to seek advice person the identity enquires to personnel of Founder font customer service. Explanation of the other side says, be in early when Microsoft enters China, microsoft entrusted Beijing University Founder to create Microsoft elegant black font, but copyright still puts in Beijing University Founder 's charge all.

When the user uses Windows operating system, elegant black font is in Microsoft to show on screen or be printed with what be a purpose at the individual, all can use freely; But if with " commerce is released " for the purpose, need pays copyright fee. In font paying fee, the accredit of so-called base font makes expense is every the paragraph is annual 7000 yuan, accredit of font of so-called high-quality goods makes expense is as high as every the paragraph is annual 20000 yuan.

But, a lot of companies and individual do not understand afore-mentioned situations, high accredit cost makes a lot of people be accepted hard temporarily. "There are any tort clews when using, who knows what should pay fee to this is! If think thought fors the time being really, add at the back of font directly ' pay fee ' didn't 2 words go? " a staff member that pursues art design trade tells a reporter.

In the light of Microsoft elegant black font does not have clear copyright statement or the circumstance of clew paying fee in Windows operating system, the reporter contacts chief of department of market of Beijing University Founder, this controller expresses to be not accepted interview.

Businessman experience is promoted " privilege bales plan "

Additionally the businessman discloses to the reporter, when the font that be found out by Beijing University Founder uses tort, still encountered promote " privilege bales plan " circumstance.

According to platform of some cable business a merchant introduces, the Founder style that the commodity introduction that north experts to informing its page to go up uses is without accredit, next the link that the requirement will use Founder style inside two days is all wearing, wait for font to revise the ability after finishing to upload afresh.

Does merchant enquire " can time relax dot " ? Reply of staff member of Beijing University Founder says " time is dimension power center of the regulation there, we here it is accredit center, belong to two branches, we cannot interfere their job, forgive please. Forgive please..

But Founder font customer service says again subsequently, wanted to deal with accredit only, the font that exceeds accredit range can relax to " revise in a month end " , promote privilege to bale to merchant at the same time plan: "Lowest buys the accredit of two font, if deal with 5, highest discount can apply for 8 fold. " but under, merchant expresses to be willing to choose two foundations style.

Word of original creation art can get copyright law protection

From in recent years case of authority of Founder font dimension looks, adjudicative result of the court is endless and same. Whether should font get the protection of copyright law after all? University of Chinese politics and law Feng Xiaoqing of director of institute of law of professor of courtyard of law of civilian business economy, intellectual property thinks, if artistic quality font accords with Promethean condition, can get as art work the protection of copyright law. But, the rate that gets protection cannot treat as the same, and should inspect its Promethean degree and calm.

Although different style has identify a gender certainly, but the ultimate goal of the Chinese character is thought of record fact, expression, with " the ultimate goal that does not affect express the idea of Chinese character expression " for premise. Reason wants particular case concrete analysis.

Some font have very strong very Promethean, high artistic quality really, that should enjoy the copyright law protection of higher rate; Some font are Promethean not be so apparent, by broad a note of the ancient Chinese five-tone scale door whether is tort formed when using, if produce tort issue, need a court particular case is particular analysis. Consider font even at the same time by commercial utility, environment, advocate a variety of elements such as external state of affairs.

Anyhow, spend from copyright shielding angle for, should notice to handle the relation of the right border of good copyright and public domain, copyright law is the right protection of authority of protection and right limitation, illicit and public interest balancing machine are made. Copyright person is OK and sufficient effectively exercise right, but also cannot abuse its right, as a result harms consumer interest and public interest.

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