@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ One new markdown file is enough — the website rebuilds from frontmatter on dep
 - `commercial`: `true` / `false` / `unknown` / `varies`. Use `varies` for aggregators where some files are commercial-ok and others are not. The site still shows these under Commercial OK, labeled **per-file review**, so they are not silently excluded and not silently treated as a blanket grant.
 - `attribution_required`: `true` / `false` / `unknown`. If the licence normally requires credit (CC-BY) but the publisher waives it, set `false` and add a `- Attribution waived:` line in Notes saying so.
 - `attribution_string`: optional copy-paste credit.
-- `publisher`: optional. Name the **rights-holding publisher**, never the host. Set it whenever that publisher has more than one catalog entry, so the entries group; setting it on a publisher that currently has only one entry is also fine and saves a backfill later. Do not set it to a generic host (GitHub, Hugging Face, itch.io, OpenGameArt, the Internet Archive) or to a distributor that does not hold the rights. Distinguish sibling organisations that are genuinely different rights holders: `blender.md` (the application, Blender Foundation) carries no `publisher`, while the asset bundles under `studio.blender.org` carry `Blender Studio`. Kenney, Quaternius, KayKit, Google Fonts, LuizMelo, 0x72, Blender Studio, Material Maker, Alif Type, GGBotNet and 3dmodelscc0 are the largest groups in use today; treat that as illustrative, not as the permitted set.
+- `publisher`: optional. Name the **rights-holding publisher**, never the host. Set it whenever that publisher has more than one catalog entry, so the entries group; setting it on a publisher that currently has only one entry is also fine and saves a backfill later. Do not set it to a generic host or distributor (GitHub, Hugging Face, itch.io, OpenGameArt, the Internet Archive, Google Fonts) or to a distributor that does not hold the rights. Distinguish sibling organisations that are genuinely different rights holders: `blender.md` (the application, Blender Foundation) carries no `publisher`, while the asset bundles under `studio.blender.org` carry `Blender Studio`. Kenney, Quaternius, KayKit, LuizMelo, 0x72, Blender Studio, Material Maker, Alif Type, GGBotNet and 3dmodelscc0 are the largest groups in use today; treat that as illustrative, not as the permitted set.
 - `subcategories`: lower-case kebab-case (`base-meshes`, `field-recordings`). Reuse a value already in the catalog before inventing one, and do not add a variant of an existing value that differs only in plural or spelling. Where both forms were in use, the more common one was kept (`characters`, `environment`, `interior`, `tileset`, `vectors`).
 - `formats`: what you actually get, in one of four kinds. **File formats**, as commonly written: usually upper case (`PNG`, `FBX`, `JSON`, `VOX`), tool-specific ones as the tool writes them (`gdshader`, `tmx`, `ktx2`). **Engine or language targets**, as the product writes them (`glTF`, `Godot`, `Unity`, `Python`, `React`). **Delivery types** for software with no file format of its own, lower-case kebab-case (`godot-addon`, `blender-extension`, `npm`, `cli`, `library`, `desktop-app`, `mobile-app`, `middleware`, `model`). And `various` for an aggregator whose files come in too many formats to list. Platforms (`windows`, `macos`, `ios`) and descriptions (`heightfield`, `examples`) are `tags`, not formats. Reuse the spelling already in the catalog.
 - `grid_dimensions` / `camera_perspective` / `hardware_tags`: optional metadata for 2D and UI entries. `3d` and `characters` entries leave `camera_perspective` out: it describes a 2D camera, and those entries have none.
 
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 id: material-symbols
 name: Material Symbols
 url: https://fonts.google.com/icons
-publisher: Google Fonts
+publisher: Google
 category: 2d
 subcategories: [icons, ui]
 license: Apache-2.0
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Google's variable icon font (outlined / rounded / sharp) plus SVG, the system-st
 - Live GitHub `LICENSE` (2026-08-24): "Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004"
 - Same file, section 2 (2026-08-24): "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free"
 - fonts.google.com/icons (2026-08-24): JS shell, no license text extracted. License evidence is the GitHub file, not the icons UI
+- Live GitHub README, google/material-design-icons (2026-09-24): "These are two different official icon sets from Google, using the same underlying designs."
 
 ## Related
 
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: dotgothic16
 name: DotGothic16
 url: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/DotGothic16
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [pixel, display, cjk]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Fontworks’ 16px-grid gothic pixel face — JP-capable HUD/title type that Pres
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2020 The DotGothic16 Project Authors (https://github.com/fontworks-fonts/DotGothic16)". Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: Fontworks Inc.. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - Source: `google/fonts` `ofl/dotgothic16/` and [fontworks-fonts/DotGothic16](https://github.com/fontworks-fonts/DotGothic16)
 - Keep `OFL.txt` with redistributed files; don’t sell the font standalone
 - Attribution example: `DotGothic16 © The DotGothic16 Project Authors — SIL OFL 1.1`
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: noto-sans
 name: Noto Sans (incl. CJK)
 url: https://fonts.google.com/noto
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [sans, cjk, localization]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Google’s SIL OFL family with broad script coverage including CJK — default p
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2022 The Noto Project Authors (https://github.com/notofonts/latin-greek-cyrillic)". Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: Google. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - License source of truth: Noto project `LICENSE` (SIL OFL 1.1) — also mirrored via Google Fonts
 - OFL: embed/bundle/sell **with** software OK; cannot sell the font files alone; derivatives stay OFL
 - Keep OFL notice with redistributed font binaries
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: pixelify-sans
 name: Pixelify Sans
 url: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Pixelify+Sans
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [pixel, display, sans]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Soft/modern pixel sans (eifetx) — readable pixel UI and soft indie titles with
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2021 The Pixelify Sans Project Authors (https://github.com/eifetx/Pixelify-Sans)". Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: Stefie Justprince. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - Distribution: Google Fonts + `google/fonts` `ofl/pixelifysans/`
 - Keep OFL.txt with font files
 
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: press-start-2p
 name: Press Start 2P
 url: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Press+Start+2P
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [pixel, display]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Cody “Zone38” Boisclair’s arcade-style bitmap face — classic 8-bit title
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2012 The Press Start 2P Project Authors (cody@zone38.net), with Reserved Font Name "Press Start 2P"." Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: CodeMan38. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - Distribution: Google Fonts specimen + `google/fonts` `ofl/pressstart2p/`
 - Do not rename modified versions “Press Start 2P” (Reserved Font Name)
 - Keep OFL.txt with redistributed font files
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: silkscreen
 name: Silkscreen
 url: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Silkscreen
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [pixel, display]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Pixel/display family on Google Fonts under SIL OFL 1.1. Useful for chunky HUD ti
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2001 The Silkscreen Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/silkscreen)". Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: Jason Kottke. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - OFL source: `google/fonts` `ofl/silkscreen/OFL.txt`
 - Keep OFL notice with redistributed binaries
 - Attribution example: `Silkscreen © The Silkscreen Project Authors — SIL OFL 1.1`
 
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: vt323
 name: VT323
 url: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/VT323
-publisher: Google Fonts
 category: fonts
 subcategories: [pixel, mono, display]
 license: SIL OFL
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ Peter Hull’s CRT/terminal-style monospace — good for debug overlays, hacking
 
 ## Notes
 
+- **Copyright, as the OFL notice you ship must carry it:** "Copyright 2011, The VT323 Project Authors (peter.hull@oikoi.com)". Designer per Google Fonts' metadata: Peter Hull. Google Fonts distributes the family; it is not the rights holder, so this entry sets no `publisher`
 - Source tree: `google/fonts` `ofl/vt323/` — keep `OFL.txt` with redistributed files
 - OFL: embed/bundle/sell with software OK; don’t sell the font alone
 
 
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export const GENERIC_HOSTS = new Set([
   "internet archive",
   "opengameart",
   "opengameart.org",
+  "google fonts",
+  "fonts.google.com",
 ]);
 
 /** Domains that host many rights holders, so publishers there may differ. */
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ const MULTI_PUBLISHER_DOMAINS = new Set([
   "gitlab.com",
   "opengameart.org",
   "archive.org",
+  "fonts.google.com",
 ]);
 
 function empty(v) {
 
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ rejects(
   ]),
   "is a generic host"
 );
+rejects(
+  "V7 rejects Google Fonts as a publisher, since it distributes rather than holds the rights",
+  checkPublisherConsistency([
+    { rel: "bad.md", meta: { publisher: "Google Fonts", url: "https://fonts.google.com/specimen/X" } },
+  ]),
+  "is a generic host"
+);
 accepts(
   "V7 allows different artists on opengameart.org, which hosts many publishers",
   checkPublisherConsistency([