I added a new functionality to the Namecheck tool: DMCA removals (for Google and GitHub). You can register for a free account here:
https://namecheck.fontdata.com/register/Once approved you can on one hand edit your submission to the Namecheck tool and you can also create free DMCA removal requests.
To do that be sure you first maintained your current font family records to be sure each entry/record has a respective link preferably pointing to a (visual) example of the font family (specimen).
In the following days I'll be adding another section that lists current piracy websites. For those sites that host a lot of illegal font download that affect various members I'm working on a "collective" takedown feature. Stay tuned.
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The form that allows foundries to register font names. I probably could have worded it more clear, and I am not certain there is a conflict. I just wonder what happens if I add all my future planned release names to your form, or just copy paste a huge list of words with 2–7 letters.
The “first to publish” provides a modicum of a barrier: I need to make it first, and only then name it to get the rights.
I understand this is not an official register. Font naming also typically (disregarding US) does not go through such official channels. I worry that a newcomer might consider the fontdata search the closest thing to a trademark search.
1) I, speculative type founder, register millions of font names in the Fontdata-base that are not actually used (yet)
2) New font person comes along, and they want to use name “Xyz”
3) Finds your website
4) It says I already “used” name “Xyz”, although I merely filled in a form and never designed a typeface called “Xyz”
5) New font person has little knowledge of trademark law, but is scared to challenge this, and shy away
I understand this might be asking to taste from the secret sauce, but will you be sharing stories or numbers on how effective this is?