[Jarnie]

Hi
Want to know, do i need to purchase fonts to resell on tshirts, or can i just use fonts from any program.

Cheers

 

[ole Jobe]

If you have fonts that you purchased with a program, then it is yours to use as you wish. God Bless.

 

[strummingbeat]

Hi,

I think you dont need to buy fonts..... other members can tell u better than me

 

[Joj]

There are websites that have fonts like Welcome - Free Font Scripts

 

[micleross]

Look online...... you will find plenty of sites that offer fonts for free.........

You can also go on ebay. Look up vector fonts.... they have some massive font packages that are pretty cheap

 

[Mtnview]

You need to check the readme files on the fonts you download from the "free" font sites. The font you download may be free for personal use while the terms for using that font are located in the readme file and will stipulate the conditions of use. If you are wanting to use a free font off one of those sites, it may in fact not be "free" if you intend to use it for commercial use.

 

[bentcycle]

the WORST thing you can do with a "free for personal use" font is to put it on a CD and resell it. that's the biggest problem font creators are trying to avoid.

if you want to use ANY font for a design, all you need to do from everything i've read is retrace it as an outline so it's art and no longer a font. my understanding might be off, but i've seen two places mentioning turning type into outlines

 

[Dre Peoples]

DaFont.com is one of the best!

 

[Mtnview]

if you want to use ANY font for a design, all you need to do from everything i've read is retrace it as an outline so it's art and no longer a font. my understanding might be off, but i've seen two places mentioning turning type into outlines

This sounds highly suspect. I have not heard of this one before.

 

[Ripcord]

I'm not a copyright expert, but I believe that several years ago congress passed a law that a typeface (usable as a font) cannot be copyrighted to prevent use in print, but it can be protected against unauthorized distribution.

I've always thought the "free for personal use" is vague. Maybe someone can clarify...If I print T-shirts for my family reunion, that's personal use? But if I get paid to print T-shirts for someone else's family reunion that's commercial use? But the product is the same either way...

Now that we are in the digital age, it's becoming nearly impossible to prevent intellectual property from being distributed without authorization. In the old days you had to physically purchase a "font" in one form or another (film negative, metal slugs, linotype mold, etc.) but now that they are electronic one can make unlimited copies for free, The same is true for sound recordings, e-books and everything else. It may not be right, especially from the point of view of the font designers, musicians, and authors, but it is the reality of the modern age.

 

[bentcycle]

that last reply also has a ring of familiarity to it