Licensing fonts when using a server based conversion utility

Question

We have a group creating brochures and logos using Adobe fonts from Font Folio.

We have a content management system with a utility that creates a pdf rendition of the document or asset when it is uploaded into the system.

Are we okay from a license perspective because we are licensing Font Folio for the document creators and embedding the fonts in the PDF versions using our pdf utility, or is there something we need to license for the conversion utility which is running on a Linux box within our content management system?

Caleb Belohlavek · Accepted Answer

Adobe's Font Folio license is a "per seat" license and allows you to use fonts on individual workstations. While the license allows you to post the fonts on a server for distribution purposes within your organization, it does not cover automated document creation via a server. Each of your document creators is welcome to create PDF versions of their documents but using a conversion utility on a server falls outside the scope of our standard license.

Adobe can provide you with a separate license for these types of use. If you are interested, please contact me: caleb@adobe.com

Caleb Belohlavek

Principal Product Manager - Type

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