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- From: henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us (Henry McGilton)
- Newsgroups: comp.fonts
- Subject: Re: Copyright on converted fonts? HELP!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.000044.3147@trilithon.mpk.ca.us>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 00:00:44 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.171926.21513@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
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- Organization: Trilithon Software
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- In article <1993Jan25.171926.21513@ultb.isc.rit.edu> phd1667@ultb.isc.rit.edu
- (P.H. Dixon) writes:
- * It is important to note that if you own a font, and convert
- * it for use on the same computer (ie. MAC font from type 1
- * to TT), that probably is ok. However, I'm sure that Adobe
- * and other companies frown upon the practice of converting
- * a Macintosh font to a PC or SUN font (or vice versa).
-
- * This is one of those legal gray areas... IMHO it does seem
- * ridiculous to bye a font and have to buy it again for other
- * computers (I own both a Macintosh and PC).
- Fonts are usually LICENSED for use on a particular printer or RIP.
- As far as I know there's no restrictions agains converting the
- storage format of the font from Mac or PC so it works on UNIX,
- for example. In fact, people in the UNIX arena are generally forced
- into some kind of conversion process from Mac or PC fonts because
- the major vendors can't be bothered to sell fonts for such a picayune
- market as UNIX.
-
- ........ Henry
-