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Hi Thomas,

Thanks for responding. I'm hoping for a few more clarifications. This 
acquaintance of mine did some further legwork. He told me he spoke with 
5 professionals: 2 lawyers, the legal dept. of SBA, a representative of 
the legal dept. of Linotype, and a rep. of the legal dept. of Adobe 
Europe. They all told him basically that font software is defined as 
software, and is protected by copyright laws against modifications. They 
told him this is true, even if there is nothing specified in a EULA. 
They told him this is the case unless it is defined as open source 
software.

My question is: Do you agree with this classification? What would 
classify software as open source? I would think that the programming in 
a font would be considered "open" being it's not compiled or protected 
in any way.

He was also told that if one does have permission to modify a font, one 
can only keep one of the fonts installed (either the original font or 
the modified one). This seems ridiculous to me. Why should I lose the 
right to use the original, just because I modified it?

In the section of the FAQ it states that a consultant can modify a font 
for a company as long as he doesn't retain any copies for himself. Are 
there any restrictions on who can do this? Does the "consultant" need 
some kind of certification?

Thank you,
Harbs