These are only designed to make companies survive, acquire a niche in the market or get rich. Font designers , both living and dead, are being ripped off under the umbrella provided by these copyright laws. I also do not understand why small countries would enforce such laws, thereby forcing their citizens and industry to send tons of money to foreign bank accounts and competing industries. Ultimately, the only winners are the large companies. Of course, just plain common sense is all one needs.
Legalities are often distortions to protect some people against others.
But common sense is something most of us are born with. Lies, legal harassment, greed, intellectual or artistic snobbery, power trips, profit without work , these are all things most of us recognize. If I buy the font and change my computer every second year for 20 years, then I will have to fork over 1100 dollars. So, ten buyers will pay for the entire production cost of one font. Of course, these companies have the unalienable right to charge 100 dollars or more, just as everyone else has the right to complain, whine and be sad.