@font-face legality issues

Question

I've just heard of the @font-face CSS attribute, and I was wondering if there any legality issues.

I have heard that only certain fonts can be embedded? What about completely custom ones, like a Super Mario Bros. font? Is that legal to embed?

Just wondering..

Answer 1

Yes, as long as you are legally allowed in the font license to either redistibute the font and/or only redestribute in the usage of @font-face.

Answer 2

I recommend you to use http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator an easy way for cross browser @font-face support for almost all types of font

Answer 3

Check out http://typekit.com/ for legal type faces you can embed