폰트 보호제도에 관한 문제점 및 개선방안

Abstract

In recent years, as the perception of intellectual property rights has increased, infringement and dispute cases such as font design rights as well as the copyright of fonts have increased. In particular, fonts are not only documents but also fonts, which are important when designing signboards, posters, etc. Fonts that are used in various ways are protected by copyright law or design protection law, and font types are also various. Since fonts are copyrighted at the same time as computer programs and handwriting (calligraphy typefaces) are developed, it is necessary to check whether they are free fonts that are commercially available when using or downloading fonts. And in relation to the infringement of the font, the font file is protected by the copyright of the computer program, but the font itself is not protected by the copyright, so it is difficult to judge the infringement of the copyright of the font. In addition, fonts can be protected by a design protection law for a set of fonts. Therefore, in relation to the protection of fonts, efforts should be made to protect the rights of right holders in the Copyright Act or the Design Protection Act and to help the development of the cultural industry through fair use of fonts. But fonts are works that have practical and functional characteristics, so they should be able to minimize font infringement and disputes, Efforts to prevent the abuse of such rights owners and it is necessary to identify the problem of the protection system and to improve it.