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Adobe fonts for commercial use? Need license?

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April 26, 2011
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Hi,

I am using Illustrator CS5 and need to design a logo for print. However, I was wondering if someone could please shed some light on whether or not I am allowed to use one of the Adobe fonts that came with my application for commercial use such as a logo? Also, what is the difference between the Adobe fonts you can purchase here on this web site versus the fonts that come installed with AI CS5? Would I necessarily have to purchase a license on Adobe.com to use a specific font for a logo?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

You certainly may use any of the fonts bundled with Adobe applications for a logo or similar static content. You may also embed the font in the resultant PDF file or EPS file that you create for the logo for placement in other content. What you cannot do is give out the font file itself to others. By having the font embedded in the PDF or EPS (PDF is the preferred format, by the way), you avoid any such problems or limitations. Note that this is true for Adobe fonts, but not necessarily fonts from other vendors.

- Dov

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JensCreations1978

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Hello I seen that you helped someone out about adobe illustrator fonts. I have a simular question im designing on product from zazzle can I use the fonts on the products to sell.?

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Elektrik App

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Hello,

I would like to use the emoji font for commercial use on products such as T-Shirts and Skateboards. Do I need a special liscence for this?

Thank you for your help!

Dov Isaacs

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You do not need any additional or special license for this purpose.

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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JensCreations1978

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Thank you for replying to me. this is good to know. I use illustrator all the time for my design.

jakall1

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Dear Christopher or Dov,

I would like to use Trajan Pro font for a brand name with a logo and I would like to trademark the logo.

Logo will be used for its product branding for its website, online store and on its products.

1) Would it be ok for me to do so?

2) How would I be able to purchase a license to use the font for its purpose?

4) Do I need a license for multiple countries?

Thanks.

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Anonymous

It is fine to use fonts licensed by Adobe for a brand identity (including a wordmark or logo). "Licensed by Adobe" in this context means an End User License Agreement from Adobe (via Font Folio or with Adobe fonts licensed via Fontspring, for example), and/or through Typekit sync (desktop).

These Adobe font licenses do not distinguish between personal and commercial use, nor do they restrict this use to any country or region. Worldwide use and distribution for commercial purposes or otherwise is permitted.

Any published artwork should be static and self-contained -- either as a rasterized or vector graphic (e.g. PNG, EPS) or an electronic document (e.g. PDF). In other words, the license does not allow the font files to be distributed along with any published content, nor does it allow anyone else to use and form of the font data to create their own new content or artwork.

Please note that if you license Trajan Pro from a different reseller, a different, non-Adobe license will apply, and might have different licensing restrictions. As always, you should read and understand the complete EULA (or Terms of Use). See my previous messages above for those links.

Regards,

Christopher

jakall1

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Dear Christopher,

Thank you for your speedy response and clarifications.

Regards,

Tracie

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caecelliaf51199673

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Hello Dov,

I want make website with common font. Is Museo Sans font under adobe license?

It very helpful if you fast response^^

Thankyou!

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Anonymous

Museo Sans is owned by the exljbris Font Foundry, but it can be used through Adobe Typekit, here: Museo Sans | Typekit

If you want to use Museo Sans outside of Typekit (embedded in an app, for example), you can contact the foundry about an appropriate license: https://www.exljbris.com/

I hope that helps. -Christopher

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caecelliaf51199673

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Thank you!

Really helpfull

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Basilem

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Hi,

It's still not clear for me neither. I would like to create my Youtube channel logo and intro video with Myriad pro regular. Can I use it freely or do I need to pay a special license ?

Thanks for your help.

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Dov Isaacs

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The answer is unfortunately “it depends” on how the font is used.

If you are using the font for text in a PDF (or EPS) file, there are no issues in embedding the font in logos or content using the Myriad Pro font assuming that you are already licensed for the font on the system on which the PDF (or EPS) content is created. There are no additional fees for distributing such content with the embedded Myriad Pro font.

Likewise, if you are creating raster image content in which the Myriad Pro font is used or SVG content in which the Myriad Pro is used as vector outlines, there are also not any additional licensing or content distribution fees, again assuming that you are already licensed for the font on the system on which the raster image or SVG vector content is created.

What you cannot do with a standard font license from Adobe is create a web page on which standard HTML web content is dynamically displayed or created using the Myriad Pro font.

Thus, if for a web page you have either a raster image or SVG (vector, no text) version of your logo, you are covered by your standard license. Likewise, if you create a video in which Myriad Pro is used for titles, you are dealing with static content which is also OK per the standard license.

- Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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ggwoo

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Hi there,

Hope no one minds me adding to this thread too!

My friend and I are making a film for our blog using her Adobe Premiere to edit the film. The video is about 2 mins long and could be considered as being for commercial use, as it is promoting the blog (there is also some product placement in the blog - although we paid for those products, we weren't paid to display them).

As the video is instructional, we would like some writing in the video, as well as credits and the title of the film at the beginning. In another page I've found on this site, I've seen only that only the 'Source' typeface is licenced with a '5' mean it is open-source. To clarify - does this mean we can use 'source' through Premiere in this video, and proceed to upload the video to vimeo and youtube and then embed it in our blog?

Many thanks in advance!

Best,

ggwoo

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ggwoo

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Hi again,

To clarify on the above, my friend has premier cc 2015, as a part of her full student package.

Many thanks!

ggwoo

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kossos007

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Dov,

I've called, emailed and posted in the type forum but still can't get a straight answer so I'm asking here. Can I embed an Adobe font (ITC Avant Garde Gothic) in a HTML Adobe AIR desktop application? This application does not allow the user to download or manipulate the font in anyway. Essentially it falls under the Preview portion of the license.

Thanks for any help you can give on this matter.

~Brad

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Tiki-Monger

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Sorry, not Dov, but I think I can help, because I've asked Adobe the same question before, just not in this forum.

See response #2 in this post: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5133917#5133917

Basically, the EULA allows you various embedding rights for documents, but apps are a different animal, and not covered by the Adobe EULA. They have mentioned that they are working toward having an app license you can purchase in the future, but I don't believe anything is available yet. I know it's restrictive for designers, but system fonts are your friend in these situations, really.

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kossos007

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Best answer yet. Thanks!

Dov IsaacsCorrect answer

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You certainly may use any of the fonts bundled with Adobe applications for a logo or similar static content. You may also embed the font in the resultant PDF file or EPS file that you create for the logo for placement in other content. What you cannot do is give out the font file itself to others. By having the font embedded in the PDF or EPS (PDF is the preferred format, by the way), you avoid any such problems or limitations. Note that this is true for Adobe fonts, but not necessarily fonts from other vendors.

- Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)