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Geek Culture / Fonts question

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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 25th Oct 2003 19:39
Hi all, jus a quickie.

Ive been looking round www.1001freefonts.com for a font that suited my idea to make my logo for my 'DarkBASIC prescence', ZEDWARE.

After searching through the lists and lists, I downloaded a few, messed with them in an art package and havecome up with a logo I like. Problem is this, read below for the contents of the ReadME file:



I planned to use this logo on my website and in my games also. So I visited shyfonts.com to have a see what I could do, only to find the company is gone, and the domain is up for sale. What do I do now then?

Risk using the 3 year old font in my games/website or what?

ZEDWARE website coming soon... //END TRANSMISSION//
ReD_eYe
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Posted: 25th Oct 2003 20:23
if you've edited them then their aren't the originals, also if the company no longer exists you can't really ask them can you? i'm still not sure though, however you could use it on your website cos you won't make money out of it and in any games you don't sell


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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 25th Oct 2003 20:45
Thing is, I do plan to sell them eventually.

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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 25th Oct 2003 20:46
Quote: "You may NOT rename, edit, or create any alternate variations of the fonts included in this FONT PACKAGE.
"


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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 02:16
well your not actually redistributing the Font for use, and there is nothing in the "EULA" about redistribution outside of reuseable packging
could contact them, but generally its a gold that your allowed to use it for such things.

It's only when you want to retail the font AS your own, either on its own or in a package for someone to download and use ... thats when there is a problem.


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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 03:26
Chances of anyone seeing it and then actually giving a damn are slim.....what the hell

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 03:34
most they can do anyway is tell you to stop using it, they can't sue you for something that they didn't actually outline
gotta love people being lazy with the law eh


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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 03:53
Yeah, and besides, it wouldnt be worth the fuss would it? A court case over a font? Some people can go that far though....bickering over pennies...

One thing I did notice...this font is used for the title of a MAJOR video games magazine...

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