On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:21:19 +0000 Gervase Markham wrote: > Francesco Poli wrote: > > I probably missed where the license makes sure that Reserved Font > > Names can only become such by being names used in some ancestor > > version of the Font Software. > > > > Could you please elaborate and show the relevant clauses, so that my > > concerns go away? > > There is no such clause. What sort of abuse do you think this loophole > enables? After all, even if there was such a clause, I could make 200 > trivially different versions of the font, each one from the next and > each with a name I wished to reserve. But what would be the point?
The clarification from MJ Ray regarding DFSG#4 made me think that each distinct copyright holder had a veto power on _one_ Font Name. At least I hoped it was so, since if each copyright holder can reserve an arbitrary list of Font Names, the restriction can easily grow up to the level it makes finding a non-reserved name nearly impossible. The license states: | Copyright (c) <dates>, <Copyright Holder> (<URL|email>), | with Reserved Font Name <Reserved Font Name>. All Rights Reserved. | Copyright (c) <dates>, <additional Copyright Holder> (<URL|email>), | with Reserved Font Name <additional Reserved Font Name>. All Rights | Reserved. [...] | 3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font | Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the | corresponding Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the | primary font name as presented to the users. The Copyright notice templates seem to imply that each copyright holder gets the right to veto *one* Font Name. On the other hand | "Reserved Font Name" refers to the Font Software name as seen by users | and any other names as specified after the copyright statement. could be interpreted as permitting more than one Reserved Font Name per copyright statement. Am I the only one who begins to see DFSG#4 as a slippery slope? [...] > Given that we clearly need an exception for documents to avoid the > problem which led to the GPL font exception, if you can't suggest > alternative wording, I'm not really sure how to proceed. Nor do I, but I felt that I should point out the vagueness anyway. Maybe someone else can suggest a solution (or at least a way to enhance things a bit)... -- But it is also tradition that times *must* and always do change, my friend. -- from _Coming to America_ ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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