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April 19, 2016
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License for Minion Pro font

  • April 19, 2016
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I'm having a disagreement with someone who claims to be a publishing pro and I just need some clarification.

According to my understanding, in order to use Minion Pro commercially, I need to obtain a license which can be done by purchasing Adobe software which includes the font. Otherwise, I can only use it for personal or in-office use. Not for print or digital media accept as part of a graphic if it doesn't involve a continuous bitmap image in place of the font itself. Embedding to a file that will be printed is fine so long as I have a software license, or in lieu of that, the printer does.

What I need to know is, is it possible for me to purchase Minion Pro as a standalone product (no software package) from a third party and use it commercially like in a printed book or ebook? Or do I have to purchase it as part of Adobe software like InDesign or packaged with Font Folio or can I purchase it from a site like Fonts.com for commercial use?

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      Correct answer Dov Isaacs

      In terms of the Minion Pro font family, you have the following choices:

      If you are licensed for any Adobe software that either directly bundles the font or makes the font available for use via the Typekit service or if you license the font(s) via Fontspring Adobe ❯ Fontspring , you have a full license to use the font for either personal or commercial purposes. In all cases you can use the fonts in commercial designs, for printing, and for embedding in PDF, ePub, or EPS files. There are no royalties associated with distributing such PDF, ePub, or EPS files that have these fonts embedded or for use of these fonts in a commercial design (such as a logo, tee shirt, etc.)

      If you are using Typekit, you can also use the Minion Pro fonts as web fonts using Typekit as the source (see instructions from Typekit). You cannot use the fonts dynamically in applications such as mobile device applications. And you cannot give or send the fonts as files to anyone or entity which is not already licensed for the particular fonts.

      If you license the Minion Pro fonts from any other source, you may be subject to much more restrictive terms and royalties. Read the EULA (End User License Agreement) from such other sources.

                - Dov

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      Dov Isaacs
      Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
      Legend
      April 20, 2016

      In terms of the Minion Pro font family, you have the following choices:

      If you are licensed for any Adobe software that either directly bundles the font or makes the font available for use via the Typekit service or if you license the font(s) via Fontspring Adobe ❯ Fontspring , you have a full license to use the font for either personal or commercial purposes. In all cases you can use the fonts in commercial designs, for printing, and for embedding in PDF, ePub, or EPS files. There are no royalties associated with distributing such PDF, ePub, or EPS files that have these fonts embedded or for use of these fonts in a commercial design (such as a logo, tee shirt, etc.)

      If you are using Typekit, you can also use the Minion Pro fonts as web fonts using Typekit as the source (see instructions from Typekit). You cannot use the fonts dynamically in applications such as mobile device applications. And you cannot give or send the fonts as files to anyone or entity which is not already licensed for the particular fonts.

      If you license the Minion Pro fonts from any other source, you may be subject to much more restrictive terms and royalties. Read the EULA (End User License Agreement) from such other sources.

                - Dov

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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      Eager_force157FAuthor
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      April 20, 2016

      Thanks. That answers my questions.

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      April 20, 2016

      You can license it through any authorized reseller or directly from Adobe.

      Without a license you cannot use it at all.

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      Eager_force157FAuthor
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      April 20, 2016

      Okay, but I haven't found a reseller that licenses it for commercial use. Do you know of any? For instance, the Monotype end user license agreement states that it cannot be used in a commercial product.

      <<3. Embedding Font Software and Representations of Typeface and Typographic Designs and Ornaments.  You may embed the Font Software only into an electronic document that is not a Commercial Product, (ii) is distributed in a secure format that does not permit the extraction of the embedded Font Software, and (iii) in the case where a recipient of an electronic document is able to Use the Font Software for editing, only if the recipient of such document is within your Licensed Unit.

      You may embed static graphic images into an electronic document, including a Commercial Product, (for example, a “gif”) with a representation of a typeface and typographic design or ornament created with the Font Software as long as such images are not used as a replacement for Font Software, i.e. as long as the representations do not correspond to individual glyphs of the Font Software and may not be individually addressed by the document to render such designs and ornaments.>>

      Also, I don't see on Adobe.com where it can be purchased as a single font download.

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      April 20, 2016

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