On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Robert Rohde <rarohde(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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I realize that font embedding may have some
intellectual property
concerns, though I have to imagine that similar concerns still exist
when a font is converted to shape outlines which seems to be the
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Typefaces themselves are generally uncopyrightable under US law.
The more major copyright issues come into play with respect to the
bytecode included in many truetype fonts. So the issue isn't actually
equivalent.
(Not that I advocate converting to outlines— it ruins editability)