[OpenFontLibrary] Font Myths
Christopher Fynn
cfynn at gmx.net
Sat Nov 8 07:29:23 PST 2008
Ah yes, SSI the outfit of the infamous Rev. Paul King - weren't they the
ones who "cloned" over 1,000 fonts designed by others and claimed them
as their own? When caught it seems they tried to blame it on the
creators of the font editing software they were using. I'm wondering,
does Fontfreedom intend to follow their lead on his new site?
- C
<http://www.sanskritweb.net/forgers/ssi.pdf>
<http://directory.serifmagazine.com/Ethics_and_Law/Copyright/judgement.php4>
Dave Crossland wrote:
> 2008/11/8 <Fontfreedom at aol.com>:
>>> 2008/11/7 <Fontfreedom at aol.com>:
>>>> You guys really should see the Font Myths website:
>>> What is the URL?
>> The url is: http://www.ssifonts.com/Myths.htm
>>
>> Also, it's been vetted by Intellectual Property Attorneys - I found the url
>> in a copyright law book. (The Public Domain, NOLO press May 2006 Printing)
>> You will have to use the wayback machine or similar to view the webpage.
>
> Erm, SSI *LOST* a lawsuit again Adobe about font copyright. I'd be
> very suspicous about those guys.
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