Comments on: Web fonts — where are we? http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jehzeel Laurente http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16847 Jehzeel Laurente Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:18:38 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16847 Thanks for this awesome overview about web fonts. :) Thanks for this awesome overview about web fonts. :)

]]> By: Eric Meyer http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16648 Eric Meyer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:22:10 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16648 When do I get DRM for my HTML/CSS/JS and graphics? Why do people bother publishing books when they can be so easily photocopied? Shouldn't we hold out for better Physical Rights Management before publishing? And you're telling me people can just cut and paste these words I'm typing? Why do I even bother? Are we serious? Cars don't automatically stop at 55mph, but we still have speed limits. If someone takes my design, that's a copyright infringement (in some cases - thanks CC). Then we deal with it from there. Why is it any different for font foundries? Why the extra protections? As designers and web publishers why should we feel any sympathy for the foundries trying to get something none of the rest of us have? We're not wining. We know that DRM would hurt all of us. I'm happy to pay for music, but I'm not happy when you try to control what devices I listen to it on. I'll pay for your fonts as well, if you'll just let me use them. Dear foundries: we really are your biggest fans, and would be your main customers. Can't we please buy your product? When do I get DRM for my HTML/CSS/JS and graphics? Why do people bother publishing books when they can be so easily photocopied? Shouldn’t we hold out for better Physical Rights Management before publishing? And you’re telling me people can just cut and paste these words I’m typing? Why do I even bother?

Are we serious? Cars don’t automatically stop at 55mph, but we still have speed limits. If someone takes my design, that’s a copyright infringement (in some cases - thanks CC). Then we deal with it from there. Why is it any different for font foundries? Why the extra protections?

As designers and web publishers why should we feel any sympathy for the foundries trying to get something none of the rest of us have? We’re not wining. We know that DRM would hurt all of us.

I’m happy to pay for music, but I’m not happy when you try to control what devices I listen to it on. I’ll pay for your fonts as well, if you’ll just let me use them.

Dear foundries: we really are your biggest fans, and would be your main customers. Can’t we please buy your product?

]]> By: Шрифтове в уеб – всичко е политика! | Блогът на Гонзо http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16597 Шрифтове в уеб – всичко е политика! | Блогът на Гонзо Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:51:55 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16597 [...] Web fonts — where are we? – i love typography [...] […] Web fonts — where are we? – i love typography […]

]]> By: Noneya Business http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16560 Noneya Business Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:03:41 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16560 You can still 'extract' webfonts. You are only creating an extra hassle for your paying customers, alienating potential returning customers, and still getting ripped off as you say. Except now you are ripping yourself off more by also paying extra to have the fonts hosted by some 3rd party who has ignorant faith in their Flash, or meta data, failure of a protection scheme. Scheme is really all it is, a scheme to take advantage of you. You can still ‘extract’ webfonts. You are only creating an extra hassle for your paying customers, alienating potential returning customers, and still getting ripped off as you say. Except now you are ripping yourself off more by also paying extra to have the fonts hosted by some 3rd party who has ignorant faith in their Flash, or meta data, failure of a protection scheme. Scheme is really all it is, a scheme to take advantage of you.

]]> By: Information Takes Over » Blog Archive » Web Fonts http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16508 Information Takes Over » Blog Archive » Web Fonts Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:51:02 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16508 [...] I read with interest that discussions in the font foundries and throughout the web design industry are moving a-pace (a perhaps slow pace [...] […] I read with interest that discussions in the font foundries and throughout the web design industry are moving a-pace (a perhaps slow pace […]

]]> By: Hello world! | Magnetic Poets Society http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16456 Hello world! | Magnetic Poets Society Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:37:50 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16456 [...] short: it didn’t gain the necessary support from foundries. [I was wrong; see Richard Fink’s comment, & Thomas Phinney’s comment.] Remember, the W3C is not mandated to push these formats [...] […] short: it didn’t gain the necessary support from foundries. [I was wrong; see Richard Fink’s comment, & Thomas Phinney’s comment.] Remember, the W3C is not mandated to push these formats […]

]]> By: What is the diffrence between gears of war 2 and gears of war 2 limited edition? | The Gears of War Craze http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16452 What is the diffrence between gears of war 2 and gears of war 2 limited edition? | The Gears of War Craze Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:11:52 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16452 [...] Web fonts. Where are we? Will web fonts ever be a reality? | i … Share and Enjoy: [...] […] Web fonts. Where are we? Will web fonts ever be a reality? | i … Share and Enjoy: […]

]]> By: The @font-face snowball — Tyssen Design http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16425 The @font-face snowball — Tyssen Design Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:09:45 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16425 [...] its usage and the current state of the various technical and legal issues involved (for example at I Love Typography and Nice Web Type). I won’t go over all the associated arguments again here as the links here [...] […] its usage and the current state of the various technical and legal issues involved (for example at I Love Typography and Nice Web Type). I won’t go over all the associated arguments again here as the links here […]

]]> By: samgrantdesign » Blog Archive » Using the @font-face tag http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16417 samgrantdesign » Blog Archive » Using the @font-face tag Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:33:32 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16417 [...] going on with this tag, hop on over to the Mozilla Development Center, then bounce over to I Love Typography to get an update. Now, if you’re too impatient to go through those well written sites, [...] […] going on with this tag, hop on over to the Mozilla Development Center, then bounce over to I Love Typography to get an update. Now, if you’re too impatient to go through those well written sites, […]

]]> By: Weekly Good Stuff! | hiphopsideproject http://ilovetypography.com/2009/07/20/web-fonts-%e2%80%94-where-are-we/#comment-16404 Weekly Good Stuff! | hiphopsideproject Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:45:53 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=5742#comment-16404 [...] about web fonts, or lack of, at the i love typography [...] […] about web fonts, or lack of, at the i love typography […]

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