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Re: Copyright in Fonts/Typefaces

I have been advised that if you create PDF using Acrobat 7 or 
later then it will not embed fonts unless the font creator has 
authorised distribution of the font in this manner. Therefore if 
you get a PDF created with Acrobat 7 or later, it will either 
have "legal" fonts - or no embedded fonts, which means the user's 
machine will interpret as best it can (and therefore it might 
look a bit different!)

For PDFs created with earlier versions or Acrobat or another 
system, the embedded font could be illegal. (Some fonts are legal 
if only printed as low res (i.e. on local printers), but not 
legal if sent to a printing press, and various other 
permutations!)

So I guess the answer is to insist your publishers use Acrobat 7 
or later to generate files - and get their 
designers/typesetters/etc. to only use fonts which have 
appropriate permissions!

Pippa Smart
Research Communication and Publishing Consultant
PSP Consulting - www.pspconsulting.org
Tel: +44 1865 864255
Mob: +44 7775 627688
Skype: pippasmart
pippa.smart@gmail.com

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