Can a font be released from a license?

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▪ ▪2016-07-17 16:41:43

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▪ ▪, 2016-07-17 16:41:43

There was a question. The client wants a logo with a free font license. The font needed was narrow special as in the example. I haven't found anything like this for free. There are only paid ones. If I convert the font to curves and change it slightly, will there be any problems later because it is not licensed?

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Pavel Designer, 2016-07-17
@kingdomofcrooked

The client wants a story about a wizard boy, but none of the free books fit. There is only among the paid - Harry Potter. If I retype the text myself and change a few names or plot scenes, will there be problems with the publisher due to lack of a license?
Of course they will, if the fact becomes known to the owners of the rights. Whether he will become known is another question. All studios are different, ParaType, for example, for a logo will cost 100% of the cost of a standard license + 100% of the cost for using it in a logo. If you modify the logo in curves, then there will be no additional payments, but if you want to modify the font itself, then + 25% (or 50%) of the cost of a standard license. Let me remind you that these are the prices of a specific font studio.
If there are no documents for this task, then, in which case, your client will answer as the owner of the logo with a pirated font. But whether there will be problems or not, no one knows.
The popular opinion is that no one will ever know and everyone without any pangs of conscience uses pirated fonts anywhere)
And, yes
Maybe you are talking about "I will translate the inscription into curves"? The font can also be converted character by character to curves, but why? It's easier to pick it up in a font editor, if it comes to that.

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Zr, 2016-07-17
@Zr

The answer to the question “ can there be problems” is yes, there can always be problems.
The answer to the question " should there be problems" depends diametrically on the jurisdiction you didn't mention.
The answer to the question “ will there be problems” is for you to Vanga. But some assumptions can be made if you know who is the owner of the font. For example, the notorious studio of A. A. Lebedev copies fonts actively and, if you take their word for it, successfully.

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goandkill, 2016-07-17
@goandkill

"If I convert the font to curves and change it slightly, will there be any problems later because it is not licensed?"
No, you won't get anything.