Not likely perhaps, but could this be one way to retain more copyright over tweets in the future?
Most companies based on user generated content try to claim ownership over it by way of agreements. That has always been murky legal territory and it's not easy to know what value they have.
If the proper rendering of content was made dependent on proprietary fonts, that could be one way to exercise control over where that content can be used.
It's not impossible that making users pick proprietary emoticons could have economic value. Remember where you heard it first...
Most companies based on user generated content try to claim ownership over it by way of agreements. That has always been murky legal territory and it's not easy to know what value they have.
If the proper rendering of content was made dependent on proprietary fonts, that could be one way to exercise control over where that content can be used.
It's not impossible that making users pick proprietary emoticons could have economic value. Remember where you heard it first...