Fang Zhengya black font incident angered Microsoft, I want to take action, I recommend two free commercial fonts

A few days ago, because of using unauthorized fonts and pirated PS, I was sued by two companies, and the compensation was 28.6 million. The incident of layoffs of 50 people caused a huge reaction on the Internet. Although the facts may be exaggerated to a certain extent, the fact that Founder fonts have been claimed for infringement is real, and it has hurt many companies and designers.

Although Fangzheng came out to respond, but he was evasive in his reply. Buying a pack of spicy strips in the supermarket cost 5 yuan, and stealing a pack of spicy strips will pay the same price? Fangzheng did not reply how much the fine was, did he?

It stands to reason that Founder is the copyright owner, and it is reasonable and legal to pay for using its fonts. Respecting copyright is also something that our modern society strongly advocates. Shouldn’t public opinion be like this?

Where is the problem? The root of the problem lies in Fang Zheng's "phishing" law enforcement. It is obviously a font that comes with the Microsoft system, why can't it be used? I believe that many people didn't know that it was not commercially available before this incident. Where is it stated that it is not commercially available? Where is there a hint that it is not commercially available? Since it is not commercially available, why should it be mixed in the fonts that come with the system?

It is also for this reason that Microsoft has also been scolded! Microsoft has been cursed by everyone in the past few years: Why did you team up with Founder to fish everyone to use Microsoft Yahei font? Microsoft has taken a big scapegoat together. This pot is wronged!

When Microsoft asked Founder to make this font library, it spent at least several million yuan. The copyright is public, but it can't stop Fang Zheng from selling it. In other words, Microsoft gave Founder money to design a font, but Founder was able to sell this font. After the sale, everyone still scolded Microsoft. Do you think Microsoft is wronged?

Therefore, it is said that Microsoft no longer wants to take this big blame! To intervene in this matter. They are collecting cases of Fangzheng stealing money in China, and are considering changing the licensing terms or changing the font. As for the truth and progress of the matter, let's wait for the good news.

Things hope to have a good result for everyone. I hope that Fangzheng can also change a bit, be a good company, and stop doing such things that are cast aside by others.

So, as designers, how do we deal with similar font copyright issues? Here are some of my suggestions, I hope it will be helpful to you:

1. Buy font rights. To be honest, the cost of developing a set of fonts is unimaginable for ordinary people, and the cost is really high. I hope everyone can respect the fruits of the developer's labor.
2. For small companies or personal use, it is recommended to download some free fonts, and pay attention to whether they are free for commercial or personal use. Some fonts are fine for personal use, but commercial use is not allowed.
3. What are the free fonts? Where can I download it?

I personally use a set of Siyuan fonts developed by Google, including Siyuan HeiTi and Siyuan SongTi, which are completely free and can be used with confidence. Occasionally, the title style of Pangmen Zhengdao is also used. If you need it, you can private message me, and I will give you the link to the network disk.

Look at these fonts are still very beautiful. Why not use it when it's free?

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