[jira] [Created] (PDFBOX-3618) Helvetica in PDF/A - warn in PDType1Font.java about licensing issues

["Ralf Hauser (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Ralf Hauser created PDFBOX-3618:
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             Summary: Helvetica in PDF/A - warn in PDType1Font.java about licensing issues
                 Key: PDFBOX-3618
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-3618
             Project: PDFBox
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 2.0.3
            Reporter: Ralf Hauser


PDType1Font.java has a predefined list of fonts like Times-Roman, Helvetica, Courier, Symbol an dZapfDingbats.

When creating a pdf/A, the font is embedded and not taken from the reader's operating system.
As per https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica_(Schriftart) , this may lead to a licensing issue.

Suggestions:
1) Use a free font such as 
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Sans_L instead
2) at least warn in JavaDoc about the issue

Or is it an non-issue?



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