In response to the consistently dropping royalty rates in font retail (MyFonts, Fontspring, etc.), Font Bros – one of the smaller shops in the industry – is committing to their 65% rate. The distribution contract guarantees the rate cannot change without mutual agreement. https://typedrawers.com/discussion/4859/65-now-and-forever-font-bros @fontbros

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Christopher Slye (president) and Dan Rhatigan (director of type products) have left @typenetwork. Michelle Perham, formerly general manager, is now vice president, operations. Jesse Gage is the new director of business development. https://typenetwork.com/about

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As he has done for many conferences, @henriquenardi captured comprehensive photos of @atypi Paris and shared them on Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/73709939@N00

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“In the recent Monotype foundry conference call … they once again highlighted their foundry acquisition efforts.They stated the usual price for acquiring a foundry as ‘mid single digit multiple of your yearly earnings’.” https://typedrawers.com/discussion/4780/your-business-is-worth-more-than-6x-yearly-earnings

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A potentially important case for testing whether fonts-as-software can protect a type designer’s work. (via @DunwichType): https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/zazzle-copyright-font-blooming-elegant.html #FontIndustry #CopyrightLaw #FontLicensing #Typography

Nadine Chahine of @ilovetypography is hosting a font distribution seminar with longtime foundry legal advisor Frank Martinez on Jan. 18: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/font-distribution-know-your-rights-tickets-488806442227

The backdrop: contracts and changes at MyFonts and Fontspring (which was recently purchased by Creative Market).

Discussion: https://typedrawers.com/discussion/4633/font-distribution-know-your-rights

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