Japanese game developers face ridiculously high font license fees following US acquisition of major domestic provider. Live-service games to take the biggest blow  - AUTOMATON WEST
automaton-media.com
A change in license plans has made it up to 50 times more expensive for Japanese game developers to use commercial fonts in their games and apps.
  • ghostlychonk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    11 hours ago

    Monotype may as well be the mafia. My wife’s work had to deal with those assholes, too, after they bought the rights to some font. They’re just shaking companies down for cash.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      17·
      10 hours ago

      after they bought the rights to some font.

      Now That’s What I Call Capitalism

      I would be burning fucking buildings down. I’d be at the top of the FBI’s most wanted list.