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hollyvector · Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 60 Location: Czech Rep.

Hi everybody,

I searched for some free fonts for my vectors and i found this http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Lobster

with SIL OFL license.. it's ok use this font in microstock? as outlines.

The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded,
redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.

And what about fonts as Arial, Times New Roman, Courier.. Typical fonts distributed with some software as Windows. Are you using them?

zsoltercsei · Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

It seems ok to me.
Except of course if you submit all the letters from ABC, in that case it won't go as outlines either :)

swillklitch · Joined: 26 Nov 2010 Posts: 123

Why do you need Arial and Times, when you can use Lobster etc.? :)
I don't use system fonts. Just in case. MS still holds the copyright and I'm too lazy to find out what's permitted and what is not.