We’ve all heard of businesses getting whacked monitarily for running unlicensed software, but imagine the embarassment of getting caught running unlicensed fonts. And not just a few, try 11,000.
An ex-employee London’s Campden Publishing tipped off Britian’s Business Software Alliance, which conducted a “font raid” on the publishing house. That’s a fun mental image. Wonder if they worked in offices that looked like a chip shop, but when you pull a secret lever, the wall swings around and everyone’s at desktops – gasp – using illegal fonts!
While it all sounds silly, it certainly wasn’t for Campden, which was hit with around $145,000 in fines.
Via The Register
