[OpenFontLibrary] use of (c) typefaces

[Olivier BERTEN]

Maybe this is what you're talking about...

http://www.fontmatrix.net/node/44


Olivier


Liam R E Quin a écrit :

> 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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