Commons talk:Images containing text

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Caption to File:Microsoft_Logo.png is a bit confusing, since it doesn't mention or discuss the notch in the first "o", which is customized graphic design (not a basic standard font). Also, an image such as File:Initial Teaching Alphabet ITA chart.svg doesn't appear to fall under any of the numbered clauses, since there were plenty of "stylistic" and substantive choices involved in making that image... AnonMoos (talk) 07:15, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The caption says it's text. That's the standard the US copyright office has set: text, handwritten or typeset, is not copyrightable except as words. A "basic standard font" is no part of US copyright law. As for File:Initial Teaching Alphabet ITA chart.svg, I'm not sure why you're bringing it up? It actually does fall under clause 3, "The text is released under a suitable free license by the author of the text."--Prosfilaes (talk) 17:48, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, missed the non-OTRS part of clause 3. AnonMoos (talk) 08:06, 25 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In this case we're only concerned with the textual elements rather than the graphical elements (both must be free). The word "Microsoft" itself is not eligible for copyright as a literary work. This could be clarified, or maybe a better example could be found. Dcoetzee (talk) 23:54, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]