Florian Fecher
#MyFonts’ new EULA for desktop fonts came into effect November 7. For an article published by @typographische ([DE], now in revision) @typolis quoted an info about it sent by Monotype to foundry partners: “The Desktop License will no longer permit font embedding (except in the case of non-editable, non-commercial PDFs)”
https://tgm-online.de/blog/lizenzwende-bei-myfonts
tgm – Lizenzwende bei MyFonts

Monotype hat seine Foundry-Partner kürzlich über grundlegende Änderungen der MyFonts-Desktop-Lizenz informiert. Die neuen Regeln treten am 7. November 2025 in Kraft und betreffen vor allem den Einsatz von Schriften in klassischen Druck-Workflows.

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Show threadFlorian FecherNov 13
@typographische @typolis Excerpts from MyFonts EULA for desktop fonts (2. License Grants):
• “Use the Font Software on such Workstations to create, edit, view, print and distribute materials, provided that […] the materials do not contain the Font Software embedded”
• “Create and distribute non-commercial non-editable .pdf documents containing embedded Font Software”
https://www.myfonts.com/pages/license-agreement?id=eula_2275
Show threadFlorian FecherNov 13
@typographische @typolis Excerpt from MyFonts’ FAQ about the EULA for desktop fonts: “distribution and embedding of the font is not allowed. Static graphics (i.e., ‘flat’ images that do not contain embedded fonts) may be distributed, but you may not distribute raw font files or files containing embedded fonts.”
https://www.myfonts.com/pages/faq#desktop-licensing
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Show threadFlorian FecherNov 13

Confused by MyFonts’ new EULA? I’d be.

For his Design Tagebuch article [DE] @achimschaffrinna asked the Head of Licensing at Monotype to clarify. Phil Carey-Bergren stated that the license still allows for creating and transmitting non-editable, print ready PDFs with embedded desktop fonts. @hitext specifies the term ‘non-commercial’ used in the EULA and FAQ excerpts quoted in my preceding posts: “For Monotype, commercial PDFs are documents to be sold (e.g. an ePaper).”
https://www.designtagebuch.de/klarstellung-schriften-von-myfonts-monotype-koennen-weiterhin-in-nicht-bearbeitbaren-druckfertigen-pdfs-eingebettet-werden/

Klarstellung: Schriften von MyFonts (Monotype) können weiterhin in nicht bearbeitbaren, druckfertigen PDFs eingebettet werden - Design Tagebuch

Die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, die für Lizenzschriften gelten, werden von Kreativschaffenden mitunter missverstanden. Selbst für Designprofis und Typoexperten ist der in juristischer Fachsprache verfasste Text der sogenannten Endbenutzer-Lizenzvereinbarung (EULA) nicht immer leicht zu verstehen. In einem kürzlich von der Typographischen Gesellschaft München veröffentlichten Beitrag werden die Lizenzbedingungen gleich mehrfach falsch interpretiert.…

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Show threadFlorian FecherNov 13
@hitext Mentioning @rainerklute and @gerritvanaaken who commented below @achimschaffrinna’s article. Thanks for the leads!
Show threadStuart HazleyNov 13
@grautesk I used to work as customer support for MyFonts and even with the old EULA, customers would email in to check if there intended uses was permitted. Feels like this new one is making it more complicated than it needs to be.
Show threadFlorian FecherNov 13
@Stuarthazley For a start, their understanding of ‘commercial’ and ‘non-commercial’ has to be included in the EULA (9. Definitions). The license needs a review but that alone wouldn’t have prompted me to write the thread. It were the misleading FAQ and that info.