You're missing a key thing: font face is an artistic choice. The current situation around font licensing is akin to one guy "owning" a color.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack
No it's not. It's nothing at all like owning a color. A color is a property of nature. It's not an "artistic choice".
No it's not. It's nothing at all like owning a color. A color is a property of nature. It's not an "artistic choice".