internet open-source-software
Legal issue with open source font?
<p>I use a free, open source font called &quot;Metropolis&quot; for my webpages.</p>
<p>However, apparently there now is a legal issue due to similarities to a licensed font called &quot;Gotham&quot;, owned by Hoefler&amp;Co.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/metropolis-font-repo-missing/69415" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/metropolis-font-repo-missing/69415</a> for more infos. The author Chris Simpson had to put his Github repo to private.</p>
<p>I wondered if there now are any legal consequences for new and old projects which actively use this font. I actually still see it in use of many big players too, i.e. <a href="https://www.vmware.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.vmware.com</a></p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>

<h2>If Metropolis is an infringing copy of Gotham you have no right to use it</h2>
<p>In effect, you are using Gotham and you don’t have a licence to do so. You can be sued.</p>
