Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Distributes 51 Additional 'Safe Fonts' Free from Copyright Concerns

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 6th that, together with the Korea Culture Information Service and the Korea Copyright Commission, it will distribute 51 types of "Safe Font Files" that anyone can freely use.

Safe Font Files are provided after the Korea Culture Information Service and the Korea Copyright Commission verify the usage permission conditions for each font file. Anyone, including schools, educational institutions, childcare facilities, one-person media, and other individuals or organizations, can use them both online and offline. The font files can be freely shared (redistributed) with others or used for commercial purposes.

However, reproducing or distributing the font files themselves for profit, or selling font files on CDs, requires separate permission from the copyright holder.

The font files provided this time include 48 types developed by government, local governments, and public institutions such as Busanche, Jeju Gothicche, and Hwangyeongche, as well as 3 types developed by private companies, newly added to the 71 font files distributed in March. They can be downloaded equally from the websites of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Culture Information Service, and the Korea Copyright Commission.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated, "We plan to continuously add safe font files verified for copyright and collaborate with developers of document creation programs and e-book viewing programs to embed these safe font files in the respective software."

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