[OpenFontLibrary] use of (c) typefaces

[Liam R E Quin]

On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 10:42 -0400, Ed Trager wrote:
> Hi, Alexandre,
[...]
> > But it works
> 
> Does it?

These tools do work for the most common case of a copied
and possibly renamed font, and that's more common than
one might hope.  Due diligence in respecting other people's
licenses, even where they are non-free, helps garner respect
for one's own licences.

Having said that, I'm not sure if there's a specific service that
Alexandre was thinking of, or whether some sort of database of
font shapes would be needed.  if the latter, one quickly gets
into the complex area of copyrights of typefaces, rather than fonts.

Of course, if someone uploads a font they call Diablo, and the
software points out it's similar to Mason (say), that may be
useful information regardless of the legal status of "Diablo".

Liam

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