- From: Brad Kemper <brkemper.comcast@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:04 -0800
- To: Thomas Phinney <tphinney@adobe.com>
- Cc: Dave Crossland <dave@lab6.com>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Well, I guess that settles that then. Major foundries will only be satisfied with solutions that have the UA enforcing their license terms for them, something that implementors are not eagar to do. That about sum it up? The big foundries might change their tune when they see smaller independant foundries eating the pie that was left on the table. So for those independant with a more open mind, I wonder if the current type formats allow for some sort of watermark or per-font-purchaser digital signing that would assist said smaller foundries in doing their own policing? Or would that require a new format? On Nov 12, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Thomas Phinney <tphinney@adobe.com> wrote: > Dave Crossland wrote: > >> I suggest a scheme with root strings not based on ENFORCING them, but >> INFORMING people about them and about full license texts. This is the >> key difference between DRM and DRE. >> ... >> I think consensus around this issue is possible, if it is presented >> in >> a way that convinces foundries it will stop casual unauthorised use. > > I am dubious that you will find a presentation that will convince a > critical mass of type foundries of your proposition. > > Regards, > > T
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