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Thai Officials, Printers Seek Solution in Font Impasse.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Sasiwimon Boonruang

Aug. 2--Thai fonts used on computers are not protected under the 1994 Copyright Law, as they are not qualified as creative work, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Newin Chidchob.

However, a Thai font developer believes it deserves some form of protection.

Many printers have been charged in cases initiated by lawyers for Simzone Co with using its designed Thai fonts without paying a copyright fee. Simzone claims to own more than 100 fonts.

The fonts, designed by its affiliate, PSL Co, are available in Simzone software programs that are widely used in the printing industry. The company claims the rights to ...

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