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March 2, 2015
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Font licensing for a non-profit company

  • March 2, 2015
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Hi. I volunteer for a non-profit company here in South Africa that spreads awareness about Childhood Cancer and also raises funds for children with cancer.

I need to know what type of licensing is required for fonts that I use in posters and such...

TIA

Lisl

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    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    You can find all the information about fonts licensed from Adobe (including fonts bundled with Adobe applications) at:

    Font licensing information, end user licensing agreements | Adobe

    There is no restriction against use of any Adobe-licensed font in any print media (such as posters) to answer your specific question. Obviously, though, you can't “give” the font files to the printer or publisher, but you can embed them in print-ready PDF, EPS, and PostScript files. Furthermore, Adobe font licensing makes no distinction between for-profit and non-profit use.

    Note that for fonts from other font vendors (i.e. not Adobe), other licensing requirements including higher cost licenses or even royalties may apply.

            - Dov

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    Dov Isaacs
    Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
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    March 2, 2015

    You can find all the information about fonts licensed from Adobe (including fonts bundled with Adobe applications) at:

    Font licensing information, end user licensing agreements | Adobe

    There is no restriction against use of any Adobe-licensed font in any print media (such as posters) to answer your specific question. Obviously, though, you can't “give” the font files to the printer or publisher, but you can embed them in print-ready PDF, EPS, and PostScript files. Furthermore, Adobe font licensing makes no distinction between for-profit and non-profit use.

    Note that for fonts from other font vendors (i.e. not Adobe), other licensing requirements including higher cost licenses or even royalties may apply.

            - Dov

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