Lifted lettering

Man, this would suck. In this post: RobotJohnny.com: Time for a Beer the artist/font designer laments that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (or the company they hired to do their promotions) has used a shareware font without payment to the designer. The promotion in question is used both in the stores and on the web.

Stuff like this really irks me because it means that one more designer may decide that posting shareware is no longer an option. Which ultimately means fewer options for the rest of us.