: Can an EULA (end user license agreement) affect saving a file in different formats? After creating a design for coffee growlers, I attempted to generate PDF files of my work as well as EPS.

@Moriarity648

Generally, when you export work in a PDF, with the fonts embedded or turned to outlines, you are allowed to do that with most fonts. I've never come across any that don't allow that.

What generally isn't allowed, is sending the font files to someone else. That's considered redistribution, which is technically illegal in most instances.

Also, you'll need to check the font licences for free fonts, and find out if they can be used commercially. Some can't be.

As @PickleRick says - there is a difference between sending work you've done using fonts, in comparison to sharing the actual fonts files. If we couldn't share work we've done using a font - then what would be the point of having fonts?

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@Murray976

Font licenses vary. It's difficult to state definitively what may or may not be "ok" without actually reading the license.

In most cases the license refers to the font software, as in the actual font files, not the work created with the font. License are generally there to prevent the sharing and distribution of the actual font software (files).

One possible exception in some licenses is usage. Some licenses may restrict "commercial use" of the font. Again, the only way to know is to read the license. If the license states the font is for non-commercial use, then you would not be permitted to use the font in anything seen as "commercial" - such as designs you then sell or otherwise get paid for.

Final design formats, don't matter really. Whether or not you use the font in a PDF, AI, PS, INDD file is irrelevant, it's the nature of the work which may matter.

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