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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Legal status of X fonts
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Date: 2 May 90 22:43:04 GMT
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    Can fonts delivered in the X11 distribution be used in a non X
    application without paying a licence fee?

Some of the fonts are "public domain", you can do anything you want
with them.  Most of the fonts carry explicit copyright and permission
notices; read the notices to see what you can do.  For example, many
carry something of this form:

    Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
    its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
			  ^^^
Note this word:------------|
    provided that <read the rest of this fine print!>

The word "any" really means any.

Many fonts also carry statements about use of trademark; you need to pay
attention to those statements as well.