[OpenFontLibrary] Public Domain Fonts due to lack of copyright notice

[Rob Myers]

Christopher Fynn wrote:

> Even if it were legally permissible in the US to distribute pre-1989
> fonts  without a copyright notice or registered copyright - do you
> believe it would be ethical do this without the designer / font creators
> agreement? 

Yes, because this is how copyright works.

> Because something may be allowed under the law of a
> particular jurisdiction that does not make it morally and ethically OK.

Such as restricting people through use of copyright, for example.

> People who are most vocal about being able to distribute fonts freely
> most always seem to be talking about the work of others. 

There are fewer font designers than font users, so this is hardly
surprising.

> Why is it I
> don't hear this sort of suggestion from people who have designed serious
> original fonts on their own from scratch?

Would you agree that it is a good idea if they did?

- Rob.

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