Abstract
Most digital fonts come with two licensing options—personal or commercial use. However, there is little enforcement for those who do not purchase a commercial license but sell products designed with the fonts. Online marketplaces like Etsy, Amazon, Society6, and Redbubble, all in conjunction with the rapidly growing print-on-demand industry, have exacerbated this issue and have exposed the weakness of a font owners' protection. Even though websites where fonts are downloaded have terms of service posted, graphic designers have little incentive to adhere to the legal requirements. This paper will discuss the current protection of fonts, present a common, real-world hypothetical where current laws fail to protect a font owner, then propose remedies that could be implemented to increase a font owner's protection against infringement.
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