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harbs, 

      He was also told that if one does have permission to modify a font, one
      can only keep one of the fonts installed (either the original font or
      the modified one). This seems ridiculous to me. Why should I lose the
      right to use the original, just because I modified it?




I'm not an attorney. I'm a designer. And this is what I understand about this. Both versions: the original from Adobe, and the one you modified, are considered TWO installations of the font. If the font is licensed for, say, five seats, and of those, two are available, there is no problem with keeping both installed.

However, with Adobe's "free" bundled fonts (at least those I have installed that came with an Adobe application and where I've read the terms), are good for a single installation. So in that case, I would say that to keep your software kosher, you can have only one installation of the font on your system at any one time.

I guess you could say that you should be thankful that you are allowed to modify the font in the first place. But rather than letting this be a legal issue, simply purchase another seat, if needed, for the modification.

It's Adobe's intellectual property, and they can assign whatever rights they wish to grant.

Neil