Legal analysis
A slight change in font is infringement. Infringement refers to the act of using the copyrighted works of others without the permission of the author or other copyright owners. The specific provisions are that those who distort or tamper with other people's works shall bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for losses according to the situation. According to relevant regulations, written works are one of the works protected by copyright law, so fonts are copyrighted. Anyone who infringes the copyright of others' fonts will bear the tort liability, and serious cases will constitute a crime. When the copyright is infringed, the obligee can request protection through the following legal channels: 1, through mediation. The remedy of copyright infringement can be mediated peacefully by both parties. If mediation fails or one party reneges after reaching a mediation agreement, it may bring a lawsuit to the people's court. 2. By arbitration. 3. Bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court.
legal ground
Article 40 and Article 46 of the Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) are changed into Article 47, which is amended as: "Anyone who commits the following infringement shall bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, making an apology and compensating for the losses according to the situation; At the same time, if the public interest is harmed, the copyright administrative department may order it to stop the infringement, confiscate the illegal income, confiscate and destroy the infringing copy, and may also impose a fine; If the circumstances are serious, the copyright administrative department may also confiscate the materials, tools and equipment mainly used for making infringing copies; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law: "(1) Reproduction, distribution, performance, projection, broadcasting, compilation and dissemination of his works to the public through information networks without the permission of the copyright owner, except as otherwise provided for in this Law; "(2) publishing books with exclusive publishing rights enjoyed by others;" (3) Reproduction and distribution of audio and video products of their performances without the permission of performers, or dissemination of their performances to the public through information networks, unless otherwise provided for in this Law; (4) Reproduction, distribution and dissemination of audio and video products made by producers of audio and video recordings to the public through information networks without permission, except as otherwise provided by this Law; (5) Broadcasting or reproduction of radio and television without permission, except as otherwise provided by this Law; "(6) deliberately avoiding or destroying the technical measures taken by the right holder to protect copyright or copyright-related rights in his works, audio and video products, etc. without the permission of the copyright owner or copyright-related right holder. Except as otherwise provided by laws and administrative regulations (7) intentionally deleting or changing the rights of works, audio and video products and other electronic information management without the permission of the copyright owner or copyright-related rights holders, except as otherwise provided by laws and administrative regulations; "(8) Producing or selling works signed by others."