In this article, the author discusses the dilemma of using licensed fonts for web projects without wanting to spend a significant amount of money. They explain that copyright law does not protect the individual glyphs of a font, but rather the font file itself. Type foundries protect their fonts by copyrighting the font files and sometimes obtaining design patents. Trademarks that use a certain font can also be protected. The author then explores the idea of scraping the internet for public, non-creative, non-trademarked use of fonts to reconstruct licensed fonts, highlighting the complexity of fonts and the challenges involved in this process. They conclude by expressing the importance of supporting font creators and not advocating for stealing their work.
https://blog.willdepue.com/how-to-legally-pirate-all-fonts-in-an-afternoon