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Helvetica Licensing

Jun 6, 2010 7:39 PM

Hi,

 

After trawling the net for a simple answer to a simple question, I have come here to ask you experts out there.

 

I am modifying an existing logo for a company. The font used in the original is Helvetica Bold.

For ease of explanation, we can assume that the company has not licensed the font at all.

 

My question is this:

 

If I purchase Helvetica Bold from linotype:

http://www.linotype.com/13448/helveticabold-font.html

 

and make a logo consisting of an logo mark and logotype "IHGMISAHIC, CPL" (scrambled) using the newly purchased Helvetica Bold font.

Register the logo to be used on all company stationery and signage, etc.

 

Will there be any legal problems whatsoever?

 

YES or NO?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

4428 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: hugolino000, Jul 18, 2012 2:27 AM
 
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  • CHMprepress
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    1. CHMprepress,
    Jun 7, 2010 9:28 AM   in reply to nwel
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    If you buy the font, your officialy coverd.

     
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  • jonhayden
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    2. jonhayden,
    Jun 7, 2010 10:16 AM   in reply to CHMprepress
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    Just curious...who has to own the font when the logo is done?  The company or the designer that made the logo?

     
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  • Scott Falkner
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    3. Scott Falkner,
    Jun 7, 2010 11:33 AM   in reply to jonhayden
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    That’s irrelevant. It is no longer a font, it is a logo and artwork. If you don’t convert the type to outlines (and in a logo, one always does) then anyone using the logo will either need the font installed or they must use a PDF of the logo with fonts embedded.

     
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    4. jonhayden,
    Jun 7, 2010 11:36 AM   in reply to Scott Falkner
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    Good to know.  Thanks


     
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  • nwel
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    5. nwel,
    Jun 9, 2010 12:06 AM   in reply to nwel
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    Thanks guys.

     

    I thought that was the case, but I just wanted to make sure.

     
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    6. hugolino000,
    Jul 18, 2012 2:27 AM   in reply to nwel
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    What about if I use the font in a web software? The website/application will be used by thousands of people - do they need to have Helvetica installed? If I use a web font kit for Helvetica - how does the license for that work?

     

    Thanks

     
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