Hi Michael, > Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> writes: > > >>> In my understanding, creating files for printing (including commercial >>> printing) is not distribution. This will, of course, not prevent an >>> overeager IP lawyer from going after you, but SIL is an international >>> organisation, recognised by the UN. > > > If you include the font in full, it is definitely distribution. But > probably you are not charging your printer for the files you are > sending him, so you should be alright. > > Michael Below
I know, many lawyers and companies try to extend the boundaries of IP and the definition of distribution, following an American style model (IP litigation as a business). The problem is that by not including the font in full, I take away the printer's opportunities to add minor corrections to the text (e.g. with PitStop). Moreover, I would also "distribute" other IP as pictures, texts etc. That's why I consider including a font in a PDF file for printing purposes as "use", not "distribution". Otherwise, most fonts, especially those you have to pay for, were completely useless, unless the printer had to buy a copy of each and every font his customers want to use for printing. Christoph
