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There are plenty of sites to find free fonts. The problem with most of them is that the so-called “free” fonts aren’t actually free to use for anything beyond the little flyer you made for your kid’s little-league team. There’s just one problem…
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The font license. They can be long, boring, and filled with legalese, but reading them can save you from costly missteps. Jim Kidwell explores the subject at the Extensis Community Blog.
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Extensis has announced Universal Type Server 3, their industry-leading font server, which helps makes managing fonts and font licenses in multi-user environments easy. It’s like having a hired gun to enforce your font laws! Read more “Extensis announces Universal Type Server 3”
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A few years ago I wrote a brief article explaining how to use Flickr images for free in your design work via the Create Commons License search feature on Flickr.
While I touched on the basics of Creative Commons licensing, I didn’t really go into any great detail. In this day and age, everyone has a digital camera – and everyone is sharing their photos. Without getting into the whole “you get what you pay for” argument, many designers are finding that not only is hiring a professional photographer not necessary for much of their work, but even using stock photography sites is less of a necessity nowadays. Photos using the Creative Commons license allow for personal and/or commercial use with little restriction. Not only that, but it’s a great way to gain exposure for your photo work.
Digital Photography School has a great intro to Creative Commons Licensing for photographers that covers the basics. For more detailed information, you can read the Creative Commons FAQ. You can also get a quick description of each license here.
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If you own a LEGAL copy of Adobe Acrobat, or any of the other Adobe Creative Suite 4 applications, and have suddenly received a “Licensing for this product has stopped working” error message, uninstalling and reinstalling is not likely to fix the problem. 
Adobe is apparently aware of the issue, and has posted a KnowledgeBase article covering some possible solutions. The article covers all operating system versions that CS4 will run on, and offers several solutions you can try (in order) to fix the problem.