Font Licenses?
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Can I use fonts to make PDFs?
Because PDFs embed a large portion of a font's sourcecode within themselves, their distribution poses a profound security risk for font developers. In order to balance these risks against the format's usefulness to designers, we distinguish between two kinds of PDFs:
— Workflow PDFs, which are those used to prepare artwork for reproduction. Workflow PDFs are transmitted individually, on a one-to-one basis, over closed networks. A layout that a designer e-mails to a printer is an example of a Workflow PDF.
— Public PDFs, which are those shared with the public. Public PDFs are broadcast widely, on a one-to-many basis, over open networks. A document posted to your website for general download is an example of Public PDF.
Our end-user font licenses allow only the production of Workflow PDFs, not Public PDFs. For organizations that need to circulate PDFs more widely, we offer an Embedding License as a supplemental product. For more information, please contact our sales office at .
- for that exact reason there are originals (and not PDF rips) of HFJ fonts online within days of release.jimbojones