Robert Martinez
2014-07-14 21:07:09 UTC
Hello Fellows,
I know some people on this list are in contact with German official
representatives I'd like to raise this question: Can my government [1]
commission the creation of a font and not have the rights for it?
As a German citizen I want this released under a free license like OFL.
The current font license says:
'Copyright (c) 2011 Juergen Huber, Martin Wenzel'
Here is what those authors say:
'... The project was to cover all communication issued by the government
and their ministries, online or offline, national or international. It
was a demanding and interesting task. Though we were accustomed to
working on projects like these for corporations, we were now asked to
design ?for the people? ' [2]
[1] http://www.bundesregierung.de
[2]
http://ilovetypography.com/2014/07/12/bundessans-and-bundesserif-truly-democratic-typefaces/
Robert
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I know some people on this list are in contact with German official
representatives I'd like to raise this question: Can my government [1]
commission the creation of a font and not have the rights for it?
As a German citizen I want this released under a free license like OFL.
The current font license says:
'Copyright (c) 2011 Juergen Huber, Martin Wenzel'
Here is what those authors say:
'... The project was to cover all communication issued by the government
and their ministries, online or offline, national or international. It
was a demanding and interesting task. Though we were accustomed to
working on projects like these for corporations, we were now asked to
design ?for the people? ' [2]
[1] http://www.bundesregierung.de
[2]
http://ilovetypography.com/2014/07/12/bundessans-and-bundesserif-truly-democratic-typefaces/
Robert
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