I think Monotype is now requiring people to sign an NDA before they see the contract so you probably won’t get many good replies. You need to read that contract carefully yourself and consider the po… (View Post)
The type industry is:* Monotype: a company that gobbled up some smaller but important companies, giving it ownership of thousands of old font trademarks, copyrights, and source files. Monotype is als… (View Post)
I’m not surprised by any of these. They want people to forget Linotype and Fontshop and roll that brand equity over into MyFonts. Fonts.com should be an incredibly valuable domain but the design has … (View Post)
I think it’s more likely that they imagine a future of owning the fonts, setting prices, and paying a 10% royalty just like the record industry. (View Post)