Fonts are software, too. In fact, each font is a short software program. Fonts are protected under intellectual property law and are subject to the same legal usage restrictions as other software.
It is illegal to do the following:
We'd like to make it easy for you to understand how to manage your typeface software. We hope that the following information clarifies the right way to use fonts and provides other useful information.
Adobe licenses typeface software by computer, in the same way that most application software is licensed. When you purchase a typeface license from Adobe, you are entitled to use the typeface on one computer for viewing, editing, and printing.
Service bureaus are under the same licensing agreements as individuals and must own a license for viewing, editing, and printing any Adobe typeface.
You cannot give typefaces to a service bureau that does not own valid licenses for those typefaces. Owning licenses for typefaces is an essential part of a service bureau's business cost. If the service bureau already owns a valid typeface license, you may provide your typeface files when requesting a print job.
Type 1 is the name of the worldwide standard for digital font software. It was first developed by Adobe Systems, a leader in the design and manufacture of Type 1 software. Adobe also maintains the standards for Type 1.
The TrueType format was developed by Microsoft Corporation and Apple Computer for use in their proprietary operating environments.
You may embed typefaces into documents only under certain circumstances. Adobe permits embedding certain typefaces into documents for the explicit purpose of viewing and printing only.
You embed typefaces in two ways:
You may edit a document with embedded typefaces only if those typefaces are licensed and installed on the computer where you are doing the editing.
"Font download" refers to the practice of sending the Type 1 software from the user's computer to the PostScript language printer for storage in printer RAM on a printer's hard disk or other medium.
You may download Adobe fonts to only two printers for each typeface license. This restriction does not apply to the automatic downloading of typefaces, which happens during ordinary print jobs. During normal printing, the fonts do not remain in printer memory after the print job is completed.
The benefit of a font download is that printing performance is enhanced.
