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April 29, 2008
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Adding Diacritical Marks to Adobe Fonts

  • April 29, 2008
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Hello,
We are a non-profitable organization propagating Sanskrit. We would like to add some diacritical marks as a pronunciation guide. Do we need to take permission to add these diacritical marks in your fonts? If so, whom do we contact?
Warm regards.
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    Inspiring
    April 29, 2008
    Really, this is a legal question, and you should consult a lawyer for advice in interpreting the license terms of the font(s).

    I am not a lawyer. That being said, my understanding is, as long as the fonts are already legitimately licensed, you can modify the fonts for your internal use. Your modified fonts are covered by the same license terms (and copyright law) as the originals. You can't sell or redistribute the modified fonts, for example.

    Regards,

    T
    Known Participant
    April 29, 2008
    Sheela,

    Check the license that you have for your fonts to see if font modification is allowed. If allowed, be aware that these modified fonts cannot be freely distributed or sold. You are still limited as to the number of workstations that the fonts can be installed on, which would be a count of both unmodified and modified fonts.

    Neil