Some interesting backstory on nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypgt6xmnkucm48easj29hsgv74l7wvp93234elavxxas39f42tprjmevk0r (nprofile…vk0r)’s “Moral Code”, part of nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypf0ngm6y7sl0c0rtt3rqunfffw679hukfnel78upzq0qr52taw67m5m8r8 (nprofile…m8r8)’s ongoing ATypI research:
https://johndberry.com/atypi-history/le-code-moral/
It isn’t mentioned there but the Moral Code was how Bitstream justified their practice in the 1980s of making digital copies of other companies’ typefaces. At the time, the Code basically said you must apply for a license to adapt a typeface from another company, but if you are denied it’s moral to do it anyway when the typeface is 15 years old.
Those were different times.
Nick Sherman
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2025-10-16 21:53:06 UTC
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