Comment 2 for bug 655096

I would like to change the comment above, but that's not possible. The new part should read:

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1. Modifications that do not alter the typeface design at all but do change the font’s data representation. This applies in practice only to engineers, such as those making web font services, who will commonly do format conversion beyond mere compression (ttf2svg) and subsetting (removing glyphs.) These examples ought to be allowed with use of the original name, and marking the work as modified, so users are not confused about the heritage of the work or that they are dealing with a modified version. Perhaps only allowing use of the original name in part, and requiring notice that the work was modified in the name, is appropriate.

2. Modifications that do alter the typeface design but not in a way that make it an overall different typeface family. This applies to designers who add glyphs, or make various subtle changes - changing the width of a 's' here, changing the shape of the 'bowl' of the 'a' there, and changing the length of the ascenders to be different to the height of capitals. These examples ought to be allowed to use the original name in part while showing in the name that the work was modified.

3. Works that are visibly different overall typeface designs, yet that are derived works under copyright law, ought to be required to be renamed totally, while acknowledging their heritage in their detailed metadata.

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