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Not sure if the license is free, I created a issue on github to ask more details about it ^^
https://github.com/prodms/max/issues/1
Sorry it took me so long to get here...
From the ttf file (max55.ttf)...
Copyright: © 2011 - 2012 Linotype Corp., www.linotype.com. All rights reserved. This font software may not be reproduced, modified, disclosed or transferred without the express written approval of Linotype Corp. Neue Haas Grotesk is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. This typeface is original artwork of Christian Schwartz. The design may be protected in certain jurisdictions.Description: Designed by Christian Schwartz 20042010. Originally designed 1957-1961 by Max Miedinger with art direction by Eduard Hoffmann. Released as Neue Haas Grotesk by the Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei, and then revised and released as Helvetica by Linotype AG. Revival originally commissioned in 2004 by Mark Porter at The Guardian. Completed in 2010 for Richard Turley at Bloomberg Businessweek. Thinnest weight designed by Berton Hasebe.
Manufacturer: Linotype GmbH
License: You have obtained this font software either directly from Linotype GmbH or together with software distributed by one of Linotype's licensees.
This font software is a valuable asset of Linotype GmbH. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this font software is limited to your workstation for your own use. You may not copy or distribute this font software. If you have any questions regarding your license terms, please review the license agreement you received with the software.
General license terms and usage rights can be viewed at www.linotype.com/license.
I think it's safe to say you probably shouldn't touch these fonts other than for personal use and definitely not for websites. It certainly doesn't belong in !open_source_fonts.
If I were moderator here...well, I'd probably delete this thread. But that's me.