And each dev is free to make their own font. But if they want to uses someone else’s, it stands to reason they might have to pay that someone else.

If you draw a really cool painting. That doesn’t mean I’m allowed to then just scan your artwork, print it on bottles and sell them.

The problem here is no one had the foresight to realise it’s a pretty big issue when you’re leasing the rights to a specific font for a specific period of time, what happens after the lease expires?

If they did, the contractual language would be different.

It’s not a problem in this sector alone. It’s a problem, in many sectors, but no one seems to learn from others mistakes.