RE: Fonts WG Charter feedback

Tab Atkins Jr. [mailto:jackalmage@gmail.com] wrote:
>> In other words, demand would rise for fonts
>> with fewer restrictions and supply would
>> follow, diminishing the pricing power of
>> vendors of restricted-license fonts.
>
>That will happen or not regardless of the webfont format chosen.

I certainly agree that no matter what, you'll see more fonts that clearly describe their licensing and restrictions.

>*No* proposal floated in this group pays the slightest bit of attention
>to distribution rights on the author's side.  They generally differ only
>on the degree of effort a website *viewer* has to expend to download a
>font they see on a website and use it on their computer.

Actually, I see it a little differently.  Accurately and clearly describing the licensing rights you have in the font makes a HUGE different to the author.