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How to protect against third-party claims when using free stock images?
Today's royalty-free Stock image sites are relatively open, meaning that theoretically, anybody can submit any kind of content, including copyright-protected content created by others.
It's even ...
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Do I need to license fonts included with my OS?
I've noticed that most custom fonts include a license.txt file that requests some amount of money for a commercial license.
I am interested in whether it is also necessary to license OS (Mac/Windows) ...
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How do I know if my downloaded font is legal
My graphic designer has specified Gotham Thin for the font in the iOS app that I'm writing. I googled around and found a site that will sell it to me, and I found some sites that just will let me ...
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What are general practices in handing over usage rights to the client?
When a graphic designer creates work for a client, in many jurisdictions, the designer keeps some rights to the work by default. This means that when e.g. designing a logo, the designer can sometimes ...
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Is vectorizing an image copyright theft if the image is not CC/Public domain?
Is it okay to vectorize this image to make a poster out of it even though the image is not Creative Commons or anything like that? I'm not using any part of the image directly and only going to use it ...
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Can I take images from Google image search as a base for my creations? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I use portions of stock images for derivative works?
So this is a legal question and I want to know if I can continue the way I work in a commercial environment. ...
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What type of creative commons licensing do I need for free templates?
I'm planning on releasing a design template for a specific platform to make it easier on users who use that platform to design their pages. I want to allow anyone to download this template for free; ...
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Can you use PowerPoint images on your website?
Is it all right to use powerpoint images on your website? For example, If I draw an arrow using the shapes tool, can I then cut the image from the powerpoint and save it, Then use it on my website?
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In What Situations Am I Required to License Fonts From Its Original Creator?
In what situations am I required to license fonts from its original creator? For example, if I design a poster or a card for personal use and I use a font I have downloaded online or have paid for the ...
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Can I use OS fonts in logos?
When I design a logo, can I use a font that was included in my OS? That I downloaded for free? I'm perhaps less concerned with wordmarks than with other types of logos.
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How to comply with sharealike clause when using creative commons cc-by-sa licensed images in commercial work?
If I want to use images licensed under the creative commons cc-by-sa license, how do I have to share the derivative work in order to comply with the license of the original image?
In particular, how ...
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Can you help me with a font licensing question (AKA what is the licensing for my font)?
I'm asking this question on behalf of the occasional new members who ask questions in the following categories (fill in the blanks as appropriate):
Does anyone know the licensing terms for ______ ...
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Generic License for Licensing Artwork
Are there a selection of freely available licenses which can be used to license artwork?
Essentially the license would need to cover the following:
Allow me to sell artwork to consumer on a ...
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What licensing requirements are there for the use of fonts in logos?
Imagine a logo that uses only a few characters from a font… or more exactly, the vector outlines of a few characters (between 2 and 4) from a font. What are the licensing requirements for commercial ...
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Is the Kaneiwa font freeware and can be used commercially?
I'm creating a logo design for a franchise I'm developing. To start it'll probably just be a webcomic, but eventually I'd like to take it commercially. I'd only use it in the logo, but I believe it ...
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Segoe UI font licensing
I am planning to use the font:
Segoe UI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segoe
(Included with Vista/Windows 7 and Office products)
In my new businesses logo and website. I've tried my hardest to find ...
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What license do I need for a font, which is used as a base for commercial icon font?
What licensing is appropriate for a font to be used as a base for an icon font?
So basically I need to use the UNICODE table of that font to include custom icons and sell that font.
Most of the ...
