Update: I just downloaded the current free font, "Oklahoma." I also downloaded the "license," which does not appear to have changed and which in my opinion is not in any way a license, or even a terms of service document. The following is the totality of the "license":
License
These fonts are neither public domain nor shareware. They may not be transferred to third parties. But we’re always pleased when people tell friends and acquaintances about
www.freefont.de – and of course you’re welcome to link to us.
Respectfully, that tells me next to nothing, except that I can't transfer it to a third party. And that, I respectfully submit, is a dumb requirement. I can't send a copy to a friend, but that same friend can download a copy of the exact same file from your web site -- after which we both have a FREE copy of the same file. So why can't I transfer it to him (or her)?
But the larger issue is that the license language still doesn't stipulate for what purposes the font may and may not be used. In reality, I'm not sure why I bother to download the free fonts from SoftMaker, because according to the post above I am not allowed to use them for either e-books or web fonts. Those are the two things most people today want fonts for. If they can't be [legally] used for those purposes -- what's the point of even offering them? And if an obscure self-publishing author (like me) uses one of your free fonts in an e-book -- how would you ever know? I won't do it, because I took the trouble to ask. And I have 7,500 fonts available to me from Megafont NOW! But most people won't investigate any deeper than "Free font! COOL!" And they'll use it if they like it.
I really think you need to reexamine the licensing scheme and logic for these free fonts.
