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I’m confused that this is the case yet so many font foundries are in the US. Does it mean only their foreign users need to pay for font licenses?
by skrebbel 3y ago
I’m confused that this is the case yet so many font foundries are in the US. Does it mean only their foreign users need to pay for font licenses?
- orlp 3y agoNot a lawyer, not legal advice. The actual font files (e.g. TTF and OTF) are protected by copyright, but the design itself is not. You can copy the design to the minute details, but you'll have to make your own font. This is a lot of work for hundreds or thousands of glyphs, plus kerning.
- kube-system 3y agoThe format those files are delivered in generally do not simply contain a typeface. They contain code that draws the typeface, which is a computer program, and that is covered by copyright.