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Re:So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? by tomcooks on Friday August 31, 2018 @06:04AM (#17884281)
They were smoking possible lawsuits from Haas Type Foundry or whomever was the legit owner Helvetica at the time.
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Re:So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? by slededit on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:54PM (#17893834)
Glyphs aren't copyrightable. Only the programs that draw them - but MSFT can write their own fonts.
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Re:So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? by salasrod on Friday August 31, 2018 @10:34AM (#17885902)
Monotype is the owner right now.
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