What fonts will not be copyright issues?

Most fonts are copyrighted, at present, it is only known that the frequency of use of the four fonts of the Black Song Dynasty imitation Kai in the computer is the highest, and the operating system manufacturers have also purchased these most basic fonts with some font manufacturers, ordinary people can use them with confidence, and these four fonts meet the needs of more than 90% of ordinary people.

For individual users who want to use a richer font, they can purchase other fonts. However, it can only be used for writing and printing on a single computer, but not for large-scale commercial release.

There have always been some misconceptions about the use of Chinese characters. Some people think that Chinese characters have existed for thousands of years, have long passed the copyright protection period, and can be used at will, but this is not the case.

At the "Seminar on Intellectual Property Protection of Chinese Fonts", Zhang Jianguo, general manager of the business department of Founder Electronic Font, who has been engaged in the research and development of fonts, said, "We divide fonts into several categories, one is the characters left by ancestors, for example, italic characters are widely used in inscriptions of past generations, it is actually copyrighted, but the copyright period has passed, so everyone can use it."

The second type is to change on the basis of public fonts, and the changes are relatively large and meet the copyright requirements, this kind of font should be protected as art fonts. The third category is to start from scratch in history and meet the requirements of copyright uniqueness protection, then it should be subject to key protection. ”

2. Non-commercial use: all uses except for the preceding paragraph. Authorization Status:

In non-commercial use, the font can be used directly without authorization, and it does not constitute infringing commercial use, and it must be used within the scope of authorization of the copyright owner, otherwise it constitutes infringement. Commercial use such as:

Web information, advertising, business dealings. Now Microsoft system.

Fonts that come with Microsoft Corporation.

It has been authorized in advance, so we can use it with peace of mind. But there is one exception, Microsoft Yahei.

The commercial copyright is still in Founder Company.

Do not infringe on the ** font, otherwise you will have to compensate, and share 7 free personalized fonts to you.

Legal basis: Article 47 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China Article 47 Where any of the following infringements is committed, civil liability such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making a formal apology, and compensating for losses shall be borne according to the circumstances:

1) Publishing a work without the permission of the copyright owner;

2) Without the permission of the co-authors, publishing a work created in collaboration with others as a work created by oneself alone;

3) Signing the works of others without participating in the creation of works for the purpose of seeking personal fame and wealth;

4) Distorting or tampering with the works of others;

5) Plagiarizing the works of others;

6) Without the permission of the copyright owner, the work is used by means of exhibition, filming, or methods similar to filming, or the work is used by means such as adaptation, translation, or annotation, except as otherwise provided by this Law;

7) Failure to pay remuneration for the use of another person's work;

8) Leasing works or audio or video recordings without the permission of the copyright owner of a film work or a work created by a method similar to that of a film, computer software, or audio or video recording, or the rights holder related to copyright, except as otherwise provided in this Law;

9) Without the permission of the publisher, using the layout design of the books or periodicals they publish;

10) Without the performer's permission, live streaming or publicly transmitting their live performance, or recording their performance;