[geeks] Typography Question

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

James Fogg wrote:
>> I dunno.  Computer Modern is an okay typeface, but next to stuff like
>> this, it's a cheap parlour trick.
>> 
>> Does any one know of a source for lookalikes of these older typefaces?
> 
> Look-alikes aren't alike. And that is why they look cheap.
> 
> True classic typefaces (a font is a typeface in a particular size) are
> still available. Look at Century Schoolbook as a possible candidate for
> your IBM material.
> 
> And apparently the copyright holders of the classic typefaces have been
> enforcing their rights as I've noticed that they've disappeared from
> modern software and have been replaced with freebie knockoff typefaces.

Hasn't the copyright for stuff that old expired yet?