Are there legal ramifications if you supply non-opentype fonts for sifr?

Question

I am working with a designer who wants to provide Carlson & Georgia as swfs for sifr in a web application.

After reviewing this reference on open type fonts, I do not see any reference to these fonts.

Are there potential legal ramifications to providing these fonts as swf files on a web site for sifr to use or are these fonts common enough that they are not legally problematic to use?

Answer 1

You can use the fonts as long as they're embedded inside the sIFR flash object. This is because the fonts themselves are not being distributed.

When using @font-face, the fonts must be open type because they're being physically distributed across user computers.

Answer 2

Consult the EULA from the type foundry. Hoefler&Frere-Jones allow sIFR embedding, as does Font Font. You may have to purchase a font license for the web server and lock the sIFR Flash movie to your domains.