The difference is that by distributing the actual font file with your website, you're creating a copy of the font. The end user can install that file, and then

The difference is that by distributing the actual font file with your website, you're creating a copy of the font. The end user can install that file, and then use the font like any other on their system. In the magazine example, you're only distributing the end result of a font -- the user can't take the magazine and generate new documents using that font. This is a good example of how copyright light hasn't translated well to the digital age. Almost everything you do on a computer involves creating a copy of intellectual property, and the law hasn't really caught up with that fact.