Post A5fD0AP4kr7JJudFlw by mesh4545@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #A5f8XCZdCuG5pvVD9c by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T05:17:41Z
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learning about the absolutely insane economy of paying for web font licenses. fonts should be free this is insane
(DIR) Post #A5f8XD7fANTrXTQOCO by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:03:06Z
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@aw why should they be free? They’re the result of very talented people spending a lot I’d time to produce something. Should they not be compensated for that time?
(DIR) Post #A5f8XFIN5XEcHGRyAS by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T05:27:33Z
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I am losing my mind reading this
(DIR) Post #A5f91ZO2x8pzHHZ31U by piggo@piggo.space
2021-03-28T08:08:56.779764Z
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@aw fortunately it's more than trivial to find the url and download the font anyway. Nobody will ever find you're using a stolen font, especially if you rename it.. Well, unless they're really dedicated to finding stuff to dmca
(DIR) Post #A5f9WskqzfOCK6AAYC by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:14:28Z
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@kev one could say the same thing about physical typefaces, which are not copyrightable in the US. neither is a bitmap of the characters in a font, which does not meet the threshold of originality in the united states (imagine trying to copyright the Helvetica "O". Only because of this bizarre legal interpretation that font files are "computer programs" and even though the output of the program (the viewable font) is not copyrightable, the font file itself is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Systems,_Inc._v._Southern_Software,_Inc.
(DIR) Post #A5fA5W6NCzJSCZkAfg by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:20:44Z
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@kev I can, for example, create a bitmap logo using any paid typeface, then make that the logo for my open source project. But I can't make the body of the text on my website that font, and in fact, most fonts license their fonts _per pageview_. This is insane to me.
(DIR) Post #A5fAYj0IJnVyc9pO7s by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:23:04Z
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@piggo SWIM could do this on a personal site or something but not on an open source project
(DIR) Post #A5fAYjVqQUkgC0aaIq by piggo@piggo.space
2021-03-28T08:26:08.209155Z
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@aw probably not a good idea indeed. Though I only saw them going after GitHub repos. I would never suggest putting a project on GitHub in the first place, it's not safe (see the youtube-dl incident)
(DIR) Post #A5fAgeoFnQDlvHyifI by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:27:24Z
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@aw do they? Whenever I’ve explored buying a font face (I just use a local font stack now) they were all licensed by site. I’ve never come across a page view license. That’s not to say they don’t exist, of course, that’s just my anecdotal experience.I personally think that people who produce any creative work should have the option to copyright and sell it if they wish.
(DIR) Post #A5fBRBGJTEHvtTHqng by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:35:51Z
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@kev Here's an example: https://displaay.net/typeface/roobert/Regardless, not all creative works are considered copyrightable (for good reason). In the US, typescript and calligraphy are creative works that are not copyrightable. So is some art which is simple enough to be easily reproduced (e.g. John Cage's 4'33"). But because of this bizarre legal interpretation, a digital typeface is a "computer program", not a typeface. I find this to be absurd.
(DIR) Post #A5fD0AP4kr7JJudFlw by mesh4545@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:53:13Z
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@kevDid @aw just delete his account?
(DIR) Post #A5fD53pobXXkOaTO1A by mesh4545@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T08:53:55Z
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@kevDid @aw just delete their account?
(DIR) Post #A5fEvD69VYdo8dXrW4 by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-03-28T09:14:51Z
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@mesh4545 looks like it, yeah.