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		mbonnet 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You wouldn't steal a font You're missing a key thing: font face is an artistic choice. The current situation around font licensing is akin to one guy "owning" a color. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack

tptacek 3 months ago [–]

No it's not. It's nothing at all like owning a color. A color is a property of nature. It's not an "artistic choice".

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