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Article #1418Re: Need info on Font Licensing and Legalities
From: Neil_Keller
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:40
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:40
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Thanks, Dov. Where I said "the restrictions on most fonts go away", I probably should have said "many". But that simply underscores the confusion that abounds surrounding fair, appropriate and legal use of fonts. It would also mean that these specific fonts cannot be used for logotype creation, which could be a nightmare for a designer if that issue comes back to haunt him after the creation of an important CID program. The problem is that there is simply no simple or reliable way for a designer to know or even to expect that this would be the case. And this is a real problem. The typical designer does not see (or is even aware of) the myriad combinations and permutations of EULA permissions and restrictions that are hiding in his font library. But without some across-the-board agreement among legitimate foundries, the designer is walking through a mine field. Neil
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