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I'm guilty of having searched GitHub's repositories for fonts I like. Using them for personal projects and wouldn't mind paying for a license if I end up loving

• Andrex 7y ago
  Maybe in the future, a type foundry creates a font-specific webcrawler that compares GitHub usernames or public email addresses to a list of known buyers of the font in question, and then sends them a C&D if they're violating the license.
• rstupek 7y ago
  You'd be surprised. Companies exist to scan the web looking for copyrighted works on behalf of companies and send out demand letters for payment.
• mattkevan 7y ago
  They can and do find out. I used to work for a company that got hit up by Monotype for a six figure fine to pay for using one of their fonts. The previous head of design hadn’t bothered to sort tricky things like paying for fonts, mainly, I think, because he knew senior management wouldn’t spring for it. We switched them out for free alternatives and negotiated down the fee, but they still had to part with a good amount of cash.
  • cwkoss 7y ago
    Companies which depend on IP trolling for their primary revenue always end up being extortionists who drain society without producing further value.
    • mattkevan 7y ago
      As one of the world’s largest type foundaries I wouldn’t say that Monotype doesn’t provide value. They had us bang to rights for using one of their fonts on a site with over 1bn annual pageviews without a licence.