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Re: AI generated font using Nano Banana

#12

> Worlds first AI generated font hmm, not sure: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/activity:72925311263198... (disclaimer: i'm a former employee)

Definitely not the first AI generated font. One can find an enormous amount of research in AI font generation on https://scholar.google.com/ going back many years. This could possibly be the first one that used Nano Banana though, and the result is impressive for sure!

Re: AI generated font using Nano Banana

#17
post #6

A font without copyright is not a real font.

Typefaces cannot be copyrighted in the US, so that’s really irrelevant.

Huh, TIL: https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf

> Copyright law does not protect typeface or mere variations of typographical ornamentation or lettering. A typeface is a set of letters, numbers, or other characters with repeating design elements that is intended to be used in composing text or other combinations of characters, including calligraphy. Generally, typeface, fonts, and lettering are building blocks of expression that are used to create works of authorship. The Office cannot register a claim to copyright in typeface or mere variations of typographic ornamentation or lettering, regardless of whether the typeface is commonly used or unique.

Given the incredible amount of work that goes into designing a typeface I find that really surprising.

Wikipedia has some good coverage on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti...

Apparently you CAN protect the implementation of a typeface, e.g. the font file itself. Wikipedia says:

> Typefaces and their letter forms are considered utilitarian objects whose public utility outweighs any private interest in protecting their creative elements under US law, but the computer program that is used to display a typeface, a font file[a] of computer instructions in a domain-specific programming language may be protectable by copyright. In 1992, the US Copyright Office determined that digital outline fonts had elements that could be protected as software[13] if the source code of the font file "contains a sufficient amount of original authorship".

Re: AI generated font using Nano Banana

#19

> I also found out that my friend's company got charged $2,000 per character. WTF. Is there more context to this? I can't see anything preceding it that explains what it's referencing.

Design and branding agencies cost a lot

They are good for a cohesive message

But their utility has just plummeted

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