Where to download Amasis modified font?

hola!claude · 12-25-2012, 06:14 AM

Hi!
I read that a member of this forum modified the amasis font to look good on eink devices,
I searched the forum but could not find where to download this modified font,
can somebody give me a link?: Thanks:: Book2:

HarryT · 12-25-2012, 06:17 AM

"Amasis" is a copyrighted Monotype font. You won't find it legally available for free download anywhere. You can buy it from anywhere that sells fonts.

hola!claude · 12-25-2012, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

"Amasis" is a copyrighted Monotype font. You won't find it legally available for free download anywhere. You can buy it from anywhere that sells fonts.

wait,I'm not looking for amasis,i'm looking for amasis modified by Barty for eink screen,so unless barty copyrighted his version it's for free: 2thumbsup

HarryT · 12-25-2012, 06:33 AM

A modified version of the font is still copyrighted - it's what copyright law calls a "derived work". Barty is free to modify it for his own personal use, but it would be breaking copyright law if he were to give the modified version to anyone else.

tompe · 12-25-2012, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

A modified version of the font is still copyrighted - it's what copyright law calls a "derived work". Barty is free to modify it for his own personal use, but it would be breaking copyright law if he were to give the modified version to anyone else.

It must depend on the modification. And you can of course distribute a patch file.

HarryT · 12-25-2012, 06:40 AM

Certainly you can distribute a patch - just not the entire font file. And yes, if you were to create an entirely new font from scratch, which merely looked vaguely like Amasis, that would be fine, too. But to start with Amasis and modify it in a font editor - no. Whatever you did to it would still legally (to the best of my knowledge) be classed as a "derived work" and be protected by the copyright of the original font.

hola!claude · 12-25-2012, 06:43 AM

I just read that this is not derived from amasis but it's a mash up of different fonts that were chosen and modified to enhance their contrast on e paper....

so you can classify it as a new font I suppose as it's not derived from amasis...perhaps

Fbone · 12-25-2012, 01:05 PM

Barty is a member here. Have you tried to contact him?

He said previously that he couldn't post the font anywhere due to copyright as he only tweaked the original.

HarryT · 12-25-2012, 01:08 PM

Yes, that's exactly what I've been saying

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hola!claude · 12-25-2012, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Barty is a member here. Have you tried to contact him?

He said previously that he couldn't post the font anywhere due to copyright as he only tweaked the original.

Ah ok,I did not know that !
sorry about this...

derangedhermit · 12-27-2012, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

A modified version of the font is still copyrighted - it's what copyright law calls a "derived work". Barty is free to modify it for his own personal use, but it would be breaking copyright law if he were to give the modified version to anyone else.

Most font licenses do not allow modification for any reason, even personal use.

parkher · 07-15-2013, 06:38 AM

Unless you not only modify it but also rename it and then it is your own new font.
That's how the professional font designers do, so it is good enough for us too.

Still, Amasis is the only font that seems to be removed by the request of the copyright holders almost everywhere, while all the other non-free fonts are not removed.
That only proves that Amasis is the best and, indeed, the only font worth using.
At least for me, it is. I use only Amasis and never any other font.

telemachos · 01-13-2023, 03:55 AM

i quite like the preinstalled amasis font on my kobo libra 2,
to bad there seems to be no way to find the modified version anywhere,
would have liked to try it.

12-25-2012, 06:14 AM	#1
hola!claude Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle 4NT B	Where to download Amasis modified font? Hi! I read that a member of this forum modified the amasis font to look good on eink devices, I searched the forum but could not find where to download this modified font, can somebody give me a link?: Thanks:: Book2:

12-25-2012, 06:33 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A modified version of the font is still copyrighted - it's what copyright law calls a "derived work". Barty is free to modify it for his own personal use, but it would be breaking copyright law if he were to give the modified version to anyone else. Last edited by HarryT; 12-25-2012 at 06:35 AM.

12-25-2012, 06:43 AM	#7
hola!claude Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle 4NT B	I just read that this is not derived from amasis but it's a mash up of different fonts that were chosen and modified to enhance their contrast on e paper.... so you can classify it as a new font I suppose as it's not derived from amasis...perhaps Last edited by hola!claude; 12-25-2012 at 06:46 AM.

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12-25-2012, 06:17 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	"Amasis" is a copyrighted Monotype font. You won't find it legally available for free download anywhere. You can buy it from anywhere that sells fonts.

12-25-2012, 06:40 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Certainly you can distribute a patch - just not the entire font file. And yes, if you were to create an entirely new font from scratch, which merely looked vaguely like Amasis, that would be fine, too. But to start with Amasis and modify it in a font editor - no. Whatever you did to it would still legally (to the best of my knowledge) be classed as a "derived work" and be protected by the copyright of the original font.

12-25-2012, 01:05 PM	#8
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Barty is a member here. Have you tried to contact him? He said previously that he couldn't post the font anywhere due to copyright as he only tweaked the original.

12-25-2012, 01:08 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes, that's exactly what I've been saying .

07-15-2013, 06:38 AM	#12
parkher Evangelist Posts: 467 Karma: 369018 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: BL Alita/Mimas/Ares, OB Note2/Note, KA One/H2O/HD, S PRS T2/T1, PB 902	Unless you not only modify it but also rename it and then it is your own new font. That's how the professional font designers do, so it is good enough for us too. Still, Amasis is the only font that seems to be removed by the request of the copyright holders almost everywhere, while all the other non-free fonts are not removed. That only proves that Amasis is the best and, indeed, the only font worth using. At least for me, it is. I use only Amasis and never any other font.

01-13-2023, 03:55 AM	#13
telemachos Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: kobo libra 2	i quite like the preinstalled amasis font on my kobo libra 2, to bad there seems to be no way to find the modified version anywhere, would have liked to try it.

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