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I downloaded a font to use for the design of my company's name. I changed 1 of the letters (just flipped it upside down to represent a different letter). I found the font on dafont.com. My question is: what do I have to do to ensure I can use this font and not get into trouble? Do I need to buy the font from the creator? Do I just have to ask the owner if I have permission?
actually if you downloaded the font from dafont and it was in the shareware section..that is freely distributed , you dont need to do anything to use it.....
actually if you downloaded the font from dafont and it was in the shareware section..that is freely distributed , you dont need to do anything to use it.....
Shareware does not mean it's freely distributed. It means you can try it before you buy it.
The fonts that are freely distributed are 'freeware' (donation optional - may or may not be used commercially) 'free' (can be used commercially) and 'free for personal use'.
The font's designer e-mailed me back pretty quickly and said I just had to purchase the font from him to use it...once I do that I'm free to use it commercially.
Font for my Logo...Legal? 
