Okay, so I have a band, and I've recently had a designer create a logo for us. After some investigation into the font he used and asking him about his purchasing of the rights, he said it was a "free for personal use" font and he had not purchased the rights, though he had originally claimed everything was taken care of in the initial payment. That being said, now our logo is in and around several locations in cities, YouTube, Facebook, etc. without the rights being paid for. According to some of the forums I've read, this isn't an issue because we aren't advertising anything such as an album or a product, only shows. Would I be safe in assuming that I should just buy the rights if I'm going to continue using this logo? Thanks!

Thank you for bringing this up. The way the font is used in your case is not personal use. It is used in your logo which is used to promote your band and its performances or so. You will earn money or later earn money with this use. Best is to contact the font designer, explain the case and ask for a license for this kind of use.
As your designer claimed everything was taken care of in the initial payment it is your designer who has to pay for that license and then transfer the license to you.

I think it's the best way (and lagaly the cheapest) to regulate your situation.

Awesome, thanks guys. That was a lot of help!

I hope this can help
http://www.losttype.com/images/samples/License_Personal_Sample.pdf

That is only applicable to Lost Type fonts.

Get in touch with the font author/designer and ask them what they consider personal use and what is not.

HI! I want to ask something too.

I love editing pictures. I just want to ask if it's okay to use "free for personal use" fonts for some things. I'm a fan of a group and I'm an admin of a fanbase. We have facebook page, twitter, youtube, and website. Is it okay to use those kind of fonts in our edits (wallpapers, display pictures, etc.)? And is it okay to use those fonts in videos? And book designs (which aren't published into physical books)?

I love some fonts but they are labeled as "free for personal use only". I may do something illegal and I don't want that to happen.

Thank you.

You should ask the author if you want to be sure, as every author has a different approach about "personal use".
Depends on if you have ads on your website, if you earn money through video ads,...

I make artwork that I never profit off of, but I upload it to DeviantArt. Is there any way that would be considered not personal? Nobody else can profit off of my art as I watermark it, and I always credit all external sources of free textures and that, and I don't do commissions or anything monetized.

Ever the same answer : contact the author of the font.

I have beautiful font only there is only for personal use. I want to do it for my youtube banner, is that for personal use or not. There is no readme when I download the file. Can someone help?

Usually "free for personal use only" means that you cannot use this content for commercial purposes, you can use it for yourself. But it is better to clarify with the author, because he could embed his meaning in these words.

Hey, I have a question too.
I am posting some pictures on Instagram, and I wanted to ask, if I could use the fonts (free for personal use) for the pictures. My Instagram page is totally noncommercial.

Aren't there a number of public domain fonts? Some might actually be useful. Also, there are many that are open for personal and commercial use. Use the various search tools, and take a look at what shows up. But as several have said, it's good to double check with the authors.

I have a question! So what if I had a (non profit) club that needs to fundraiser itself. If I use a "free for personal use font" as our club logo, would that be allowed? (Fundraising is not the point of the club) And lest say that this club participates in an afterschool activity and gains national recognition and a winners prize (i wish). Would that still count as free under personal use?

Have you read the rest of the posts that came before yours?

There is no general rule on how you can use "free for personal use" fonts. You didn't mention a specific one, so we can't help you there anyway. Contact the font maker.

My own opinion (worthless of course): In what universe do "club", "fundraiser", "national recognition" and "winners prize" sound like personal usage?

Yeah same question,im new to these types of thing,so if i use a certain font that has the "free for personal use" and i use them in my drawing [not for selling or anything just to be uploaded to like instagram/twitter] does that still counts as "personal use" or?

As usual this is the best advice and you should follow it.

hello, i have a question and im not sure whether someone has answered it or not but im starting a youtube channel based on journaling and i would like to use some of the personal use fonts. im thinking about making profit out of this so do i have to contact the owner of the font? are the only fonts i can use are the 100% free ones?