Does using Founder font infringe copyright infringement? Do I have to pay them compensation? Has anyone ever encountered this kind of thing?

Using the Founder font without its authorization is an infringement.

If Founder contacts you, first check whether you have used it and how many fonts you have used. Don’t use Founder’s fonts. Microsoft Yahei is also Founder’s, so don’t use it. If so, just use it. For one or two things, just be nice and apologize, and change everything immediately. It should be no big problem, or you can compensate according to the other party's requirements. Get authorization and use it later.

Computer fonts are typical copyrighted works. According to the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China and the State, if you use other people's works, you must enter into a licensing contract with the copyright owner. Copyright owner

Rights that are not expressly permitted or transferred may not be exercised by the other party without the consent of the copyright owner.

Article 4(8) of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Copyright Law" stipulates that works of art refer to paintings, calligraphy, sculptures and other aesthetically meaningful two-dimensional or three-dimensional works composed of lines, colors or other methods. Works of plastic art.

Each font (font library) uses relevant specific digital functions to describe the outline shapes of more than 5,000 commonly used Chinese character fonts, and uses corresponding control instructions and corresponding fine adjustments to related fonts and fonts, so each The fonts (font libraries) are composed of the above instructions and related data, and are not aesthetically significant two-dimensional or three-dimensional plastic art works composed of lines, colors or other methods, so they are not considered works of art in the sense of copyright law.

In addition, according to the production process of the fonts (fonts) related to the lawsuit, the printed fonts in the font production process are different from the encoded computer fonts and the fonts generated after the fonts are called and run by relevant computer software. The object, and due to certain limitations in the structure and expression of Chinese characters, whether the fonts generated after being called and run by relevant computer software are original in the sense of copyright law requires specific analysis to determine.

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Founder’s instructions on the use of fonts:

Computer fonts are typical copyrighted works. According to the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China and the State, if you use other people's works, you must enter into a licensing contract with the copyright owner. Rights not expressly permitted or transferred by the copyright owner may not be exercised by the other party without the consent of the copyright owner.

There are three main ways to use computer fonts:

1. Internal use: refers to the behavior of individuals or organizations installing and using fonts on their internal terminal equipment. This usage behavior includes displaying on the screen and temporarily outputting from the printer.

2. Built-in use: refers to the act of converting the font file in whole or in part, directly or in format, and then embedding it into a website, computer program or electronic product with visual display function.

3. Commercial publishing: refers to the use of fonts as visual design elements for the purpose of direct profit or indirect profit, such as reproduction, distribution, exhibition, screening, information network dissemination, and broadcasting.

According to law, any use must obtain prior authorization from the copyright owner. Unauthorized use of fonts risks infringement. Among the above three methods,

“Commercial release” behavior is the most important method of font application. Founder Company only provides authorization to the ultimate owner of commercially published content. Since commercial publishing involves many types of users, the scope is wide and the form is complex. In order to satisfy the most common use of the most users and at the same time protect the labor value of font creators, Founder Company divides Founder fonts into "free fonts", "basic fonts" and "selected fonts" for "commercial release" behavior. "Three categories of fonts":

Free fonts: including four fonts: Founder Black, Founder Song, Founder Imitation Song, and Founder Regular. Free for "commercial distribution" use.

Basic fonts: including twenty-two fonts: Founder Extra Bold Black, Founder Song Black, Founder Large Black, Founder Thin Black One, Founder Medium Linear, Founder Thin Isoline, and Founder Thick Round , Founder quasi-round body, Founder thin round body, Founder Song style, Founder Song three-style body, Founder Song one body, Founder large standard Song style, Founder small standard Song style, Founder Caiyun style, Founder amber style, Founder official variant, Founder official script style , Founder Weibei style, Founder Xingkai style, Founder Yao style, Founder Variety style

Selected fonts: including free fonts and all other Founder fonts except basic fonts. Such as Founder Lanting Black Series, Boya Song Series, Zhenghei Series, Qianti Series, etc.

Reference materials:

Founder Font Official Website-Commercial Authorization