Anti-piracy logo pinches font

THE designers of the new logo for internet anti-piracy body the Hadopi have apologised for using a font without permission.

Design agency Plan Créatif issued a statement admitting that a font owned by France Télécom had been used in the new logo by accident.

The error was spotted by graphics specialist and blogger Jean-François Porchez who created the 'Bonjour' font and who had sold it exclusively to France Télécom.

The designers have since tweaked the logo.

Unveiling the design, Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand, said the Hadopi, the Haute autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur internet "finally had a face."

The Hadopi also has a new president Marie-Françoise Marais and the first warning notices should be issued between April and July, according to the Culture Ministry.

Laws allowing the body to function have not yet been passed. The long-delayed project hit another obstacle recently when the agency charged with protecting the privacy of the general public (Cnil) made complaints about the legislation.

Further practical problems still need to be ironed out. According to Le Monde certain internet providers still need to adapt their services.
Website neteco.com said the government has yet to reveal how the Hadopi will be financed, or the cost of the technology that will be needed for it to work.