Canva & Adobe Express - Uploaded Fonts with Unrestricted Use

While both Canva and Adobe CC allows its users to onboard fonts only requiring them to click a box to confirm they legally can and that they do own such licensing (which most EULAs don't allow), once onboarded, the fonts can be used:

* To create print designs (fair and agreeable to most foundries)
* To create graphics (also fair and agreeable to most foundries)
* To create motion graphics for broadcast (some licenses restrict broadcast use)
* To create websites (by converting the font to WOFF2 files and publishing the site) - (most EULAs definitely don't allow this without the purchase of a web font)
* To create personalized products for purchase using templates via 3rd party printing partners (most EULAs definitely don't allow this without the purchase of a personalization license and even Adobe Fonts restricts this!)
* To create templates for free and resale (thereby transferring the font as part of the template purchase) - (all EULAs forbid transferring a font or a font license to any 3rd party who hasn't purchased their own license to access or use the font)

Sincerely, I have no problem if an online application that uses fonts acts the same way as a desktop application, of that we can all agree is reasonable and while some EULAs don't allow this, some do. Now for the folks that do allow fonts to be uploaded to Canva or Adobe Express, did you know that your fonts CAN be used for things expressly forbidden by your EULA terms like the items I've noted above?

And there is no way to police this usage and to my knowledge neither organization has enabled a protocol that allows font designers to expressly restrict the additional usage of their onboarded fonts to be used for these purposes.

These practices by Canva and Adobe are definitely eroding your income - Is nobody else seeing this?

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