From: Arcane Jill (arcanejill@ramonsky.com)
Date: Tue Dec 02 2003 - 05:29:56 EST
Anyone know the current status on embedded fonts in web pages?
I basically have two questions. (1) Assume the existence of a font to
which I legally own the copyright. For example, let's say I invented it.
Now, I design a web page which uses this font. Now, it's easy (but
/terribly/ inconvenient) to say on the web page "Please download and
install this font in order to view this web page correctly", but the
truth is I know damn well that no-one will ever do that. So, short of
using small image files, what's the current state-of-the-art technical
solution to this.
Question (2) is the same as question (1), except that I don't own the
copyright. Suppose, for example I want to use this font called Garamond.
It's on my machine. (I don't know how it got there - I think it came
pre-installed with the OS). But of course, I can't guarantee that it
will be installed on someone /else/'s machine. And since I don't own the
copyright, and don't have explicit permission to distribute it, I don't
think I'm even allowed to say "Please download and install this font in
order to view this web page correctly". How do we solve this one?
Jill
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