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: Fonts question [need help] I have been reading around and trying to find a solid answer about Fonts and their Licensing. What I don't understand is what type of license do I get with software

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I have been reading around and trying to find a solid answer about Fonts and their Licensing.

What I don't understand is what type of license do I get with software such as my Mac, and CS6, Office, ect? I have read the Apple EULA but to me it really doesn't make much sense.

For example, I see people going out to buy a Helvetica license. Well shouldn't they already have that Helvetica license as it comes/ships with a Mac?

I am just confused as to when and where I will need a license if I already have a ton of licenses that come from Apple?

Thanks for any help!!

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@Hamm6457569

Basicaly if you are not reselling or distributing the fonts themselves, you are fine.

Fonts are treated as software. So the copyrighted thing is the font file. Not the font itself. You can't be sued for using some font, for creating poster (if you bought the font, seperately or with OS). You can be sued for sending the font file to someone else.

The people are buying Helvetica, because there are many versions of it. Reinterpretations (for example small text type is digitaliased from the prints, so you cant see the details that much, so Garamomd digitalised by three seperate type designers will look mean three versions) versions with more glyphs, weights or even proportions.

Also you might have to buy license for your client that wants to use Helvetica as his bussiness font. When he is using it to write in Word, each computer needs a license (when you buy fonts most have licenses for up to 5 computers).

When embedding fonts in software, mobile apps or websites using @font -face (dont mix this with using universal system fonts like Arial or Verdana, those you don't have to embed because everyone has them on their computer) you need special license. For this you mostly have to contact author of the typeface.

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