Copyrighted commercial font files appear to be improperly licensed for distribution #1

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    _ForgeUser388539 created this issue Apr 20, 2009

    This analysis is based on the r28 version of the MiniType addon.

    This table lists font files discovered in the addon, their MD5 hashes, and the specific versions of fonts they were matched to. Following the table is a discussion of individual fonts or families and their licensing implications for the way they are distributed with this addon.
    filePath fileName fileMD5 fontName fontVersion fontCopyright fontCost fontDesigner
    MiniType\ Calibri.ttf d5630a8814488c1800727da51c00c256 Calibri 1.0 © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. commercial Microsoft
    MiniType\ CalibriBold.ttf 852368cbd386a86d96ffa4dfffc866d5 Calibri Bold 1.0 © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. commercial Microsoft
    MiniType\ CalibriBoldItalic.ttf 8248d1bb7b4215035bb019bfb0069e2d Calibri Bold Italic 1.0 © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. commercial Microsoft
    MiniType\ CalibriItalic.ttf 8e3102aba109df772446d70df88c918d Calibri Italic 1.0 © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. commercial Microsoft

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    Calibri by Microsoft

    This is a successful commercial font Microsoft distributes with Office 2007 and Windows Vista. The EULAs for both of these fonts do not allow them to be distributed in an unlimited manner such as with an addon. Information for licensing a current version of these fonts for distribution with software can be found at the Microsoft typography website. If this proves to be cost prohibitive, the author should probably stop distributing these fonts with the addon.
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