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Legal Issue of Using the Fonts for printed book and ebook

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December 12, 2019
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Hi there,

Few years ago, I had used Indesign and illustrator to published a book but didn't know much about the font legal issue. Until now, I am working on digital book and get some cocerns about the issue. Hope someone can help me to understand the matter.

Question 1: As I have mentioned that I did publish a printed book by using Indesign and Illustrator. Of course I used available fonts from Indesign which were Cambria, Calibri. Is this an illegal matter of using those fonts for my printed book?

Question 2: I am now working on digital book such as PDF and Fixed Epub format. Is it ok for me to use those available fonts from Indesign and Illustrator such as Cambria, Calibri, ... for digital version especially for interactive PDF and Fixed Epub since the reader can copy the fonts?

Thank you very much for any input!

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Srishti_Bali

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Hi there,

In addition to the answers given above, you may take a look at this help article:https://helpx.adobe.com/in/fonts/using/font-licensing.html for more details.

Hope it helps!

Thanks,

Srishti

Derek Cross

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All Adobe Fonts, supplied for use on the Adobe applications are licensed for use for print and digital documents, including ePubs.

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Capt.KhanAuthor

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Hi Derek,

Thank you for the input!

Capt.Khan

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Before answering your two questions, I want to make two specific points.

A. You talk about "fonts in Illustrator" and "fonts in Indesign" but there is really no such thing. You install fonts into your computer (Windows or Mac) and Illustrator or InDesign will offer all the fonts in your system. The computer comes with a number of fonts; other apps like Office install more fonts; you can buy and download fonts; and older Adobe apps installed some fonts too.

B. Fonts are individually licensed. So we cannot tell you general rules that apply to all fonts. A font could have a license which said "not to be used in paperback books or on a Tuesday" and you woul be bound by whatever weird stuff is in the license for that one font.

1. Most font licenses allow you to use them in an ordinary printed book. But not to share the fonts with a print shop.

2. Many fonts are allowed to be used in PDF. Some are not. Fewer fonts are allowed to be used in ebooks. I don't know what you mean by "the reader can copy the fonts" though.

The two fonts you name, Cambria and Calibri, are licensed by Microsoft and subject to the licenses for Windows or Office. Adobe do not own them.

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Capt.KhanAuthor

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Thank you very much for prompt reply! ... It's a good lesson to learn!

- Is it true that since I am using Indesign to create digital book then I can use Adobe fonts for the book?

- Any limitation of using Adobe fonts for interactive PDF or Fixed Epub?

- How do I know a particular fonts licensed by Adobe or Microsoft ... ?

Thanks!

Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com

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Quote: "How do I know a particular fonts licensed by Adobe or Microsoft "

Look at the font's Properties (Windows, right-click on the font file) or Information (Apple). Or use a font manager program.

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