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== Licensing Information in Metadata ==
== Licensing Information in Metadata ==


The "copyright notice" field (#0) of the "name" table of TTF and OTF files '''MUST''' be populated and contain accurate information.  Additionally, if information is provided in the "license description" (#13) or "license info URL" (#14) fields are populated, the information contained therein must also be accurate.
The "copyright notice" field (tag #0) of the "name" table of TTF and OTF files '''MUST''' be populated and contain accurate information.  Additionally, if information is provided in the "license description" (#13) or "license info URL" (#14) fields are populated, the information contained therein must also be accurate.


You can use the tools provided in the [[User:Patches/otfnames|<code>otfnames</code> package]] to check the metadata and correct it if necessary.
You can use [[User:Patches/ttname|<code>ttname</code>]] to check the metadata and correct it if necessary.

Revision as of 02:16, 25 July 2013

This is an additional section that should be added to the existing fonts policy.

Licensing Information in Metadata

The "copyright notice" field (tag #0) of the "name" table of TTF and OTF files MUST be populated and contain accurate information. Additionally, if information is provided in the "license description" (#13) or "license info URL" (#14) fields are populated, the information contained therein must also be accurate.

You can use ttname to check the metadata and correct it if necessary.