Can video game fonts (or other least protectable content) be recreated without breaching a contract?
<p>For instance Valve has a policy that recreating fonts/typefaces from their games (that are not protected by copyright) is a breach of the Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA). But as far as I know the SSA does not apply when the user has never used Steam, and these font(s) can be obtained from the websites of the respective game(s) for recreation (they do <em>not</em> have hotlinking/download protection), so why this policy exists?</p>

<p>In order to be in breach of a contract, one must be in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privity_of_contract" rel="nofollow noreferrer">privity of contract</a> with the other party.</p>
<p>I, for example, am not in privity of contract with Valve. If I were to reproduce their fonts or typefaces, or even if I were to infringe Valve's copyright, I would still not be party to any contract that I could be in breach of.</p>

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