[Openfontlibrary] MIT/X11 License for fonts

[Rob Myers]

Fontfreedom at aol.com wrote:
>  
> ... Assuming Person A is using the MIT/X11 License for  
> their font:
>  
> Person A created a font called zfff. Uploads it to the  OpenFontLibrary.
> Person B downloads it, modifies it 40%, and sells it as a commercial font,  
> Super zfff.
> Person C buys the font Super zfff. Person C may not modify it.
> Person A buys the font Super zfff. Person A may not modify it, despite  
> having been the one who created the font Super zfff is based on.

For me, this illustrates a problem. ;-)

- Rob.

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