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- Fantrom0
This from Verge article may be hard to explain in court:
According to the lawsuit, first reported by Quartz, the partnership was only agreed verbally, but Frere-Jones cites a public relations release commissioned by Hoefler's wife which reads:
"Jonathan Hoefler, Principal of The Hoefler Type Foundry, and Tobias Frere- Jones, Type Director of The Hoefler Type Foundry, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to become equal partners and to rename the business Hoefler & Frere-Jones Typography."
- ukit20
I'd like to know under what circumstances he signed over his typefaces (worth $3 million) for $10. That seems like a borderline insane thing to do, not just naive or foolish as others have stated. Maybe they were just really good friends at that point, and FJ never imagined that Hoefler would stab him in the back like this. But still ...
- jtb260
I think it comes down to FJ being fucked. He signed papers. It's certainly shitty, but he made a extremely bad deal.
I wish they would just settle this out of court. Hoefler could agree to pay royalties to FJ for the Typefaces he picked up for a easy $10, as well as the Typefaces they created together and they could just call it a day.
- utopian0
Will anyone support and or purchase any fonts from Hoefler & Co. after what Jonathan Hoefler and his beloved wife pulled on Tobias Frere-Jones?
- ukit20
Based on the article above, Hoefler never really created anything, he ran the business side of things while Frere-Jones worked on the type design. Makes it all the more ridiculous that he basically stole the guy's work.
- PonyBoy0
this thread = TMZ for graphic designer(d)s
- doesnotexist0
he acts like a lackey, imo, in that video a few posts back.
- tank020
It's Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffmann all over again. It's always the guy with the biggest mouth that gets away with it. I never trusted his beard anyways...
- fyoucher10
So he wants half based on a verbal agreement made in a bar? Yeah, okaaaaay.
- boobs0
Even when you get it in writing, you still have to sue people. People fuck over people all the time, even when there is a written contract.
- pango0
ughhh the type setting is horribo!
- jtb260
frerejones.com uses Cloud Typography
- doggydoggdog0
Moral of the story:
People suck, never work with anyone but your Mom.
- i_monk0
Capitalism™
- jtb260
Unfortunately, Hoefler’s response reiterates a notion of naivety on the part FJ. Although, it denies any agreement between the two altogether, it seems almost certain there was some form of an agreement, whether it be clear or not. Unfortunately, even if that were the case, Hoefler has clinically covered his tracks. To put it crudely, Tobias really needs to go read a few books on social science and business practice.
Nonetheless, it seems more than evident that Hoefler’s been exploiting Tobias, whether that be knowingly or unknowingly. I can only hope that he (Tobias) is able to somehow recieve some sort of compensation at the end of all this.
- ORAZAL0
10$ for all his fonts? I would have given him 20, hit me up FJ!