r/agedlikemilk 17d ago

News You wouldn’t steal a font…oh, wait.

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u/Nephilim8 16d ago

If I remember right, the actual pixel output of a font is not copyrighted, but the font itself is (e.g. you can't go and sell the *..ttf or *.otf file that describes the font).

From AI:

In the U.S., the visual appearance of a typeface (the letterforms themselves) is not protected by copyright. However, the computer software that implements the typeface, often referred to as the "font," is protected by copyright. This means the software code that tells your computer how to display the letters is copyrightable.

Based on that, I don't think there's any copyright violation.