Licensing & Commercial Use Basics
Understand fonts, graphics and licenses before you sell.
An educational guide to the licensing side of digital products: font and graphic licenses, commercial-use terms, what buyers may and may not do, and keeping records. Includes 6 chapters, an Asset License Log and a Terms of Use Builder. One-time payment, lifetime access.
- 6 step-by-step chapters
- Asset License Log
- Terms of Use Builder
- Downloadable PDF
A guide you use, not a file you forget
Licensing & Commercial Use Basics runs as a web app in our member area. Read a chapter, use the tools, tick off the action, and pick up exactly where you left off.
6 guided chapters
Short, step-by-step chapters with a progress bar that shows what you have read and what comes next.
Asset License Log
List every font, graphic and open-licensed file you use in products. Enter 1 for yes and 0 for no in each permission column. An asset is cleared when commercial use is allowed and you have saved proof; anything else is flagged for review.
Terms of Use Builder
Edit the clauses below to match your product and the licenses you hold, then enter 1 to include a clause or 0 to leave it out. The summary assembles your terms of use in order, ready to paste into your product and listing.
Action Roadmap
One concrete action per chapter, collected in a checklist so you always know the next thing to do.
Downloadable PDF
Every chapter in one clean, printable document. Save it as a PDF to read offline or print it for your desk.
Chapter by chapter
A clear overview of what Licensing & Commercial Use Basics covers, so you know exactly what you are getting before you buy.
Format & delivery
- Interactive web app: chapters, tools and an Action Roadmap. Nothing to install.
- Your reading progress and tool entries are saved automatically in your browser.
- A downloadable PDF of every chapter for offline reading or printing.
- One-time payment in USD. No recurring charges.
- 01
How Licensing Works for Digital Product Sellers
The difference between owning a file and being allowed to use it, the license chain from creator to you to your buyer, and the vocabulary you need to read any license with confidence.
- 02
Reading a Font License, Clause by Clause
Desktop, webfont, app and print-on-demand clauses explained, plus the difference between embedding a font in a flattened PDF and shipping it inside an editable template.
- 03
Clip Art, Illustrations and Stock Graphics
How graphic licenses limit items, units and formats, what "no standalone use" means in practice, and how to count your way through a clip art license before you design.
- 04
Public Domain and Creative Commons, Explained Generally
What public domain really means, the main Creative Commons license types from CC0 to CC BY-NC-ND, and how to write an attribution line that meets the usual requirements.
- 05
Personal and Commercial Licenses for Your Own Buyers
Decide what your buyers may and may not do with your files, choose between personal and commercial terms, and write plain-language terms of use that match the rights you actually hold.
- 06
Keeping Records You Can Find in Five Minutes
A simple folder structure, naming rules and a quarterly review routine, so you can show where any asset came from and respond calmly if a question or complaint ever arrives.
One product. One price.
Pay once and keep access. Your login is emailed right after payment.
Licensing & Commercial Use Basics
$29USD · one-time payment
- 6 step-by-step chapters
- Asset License Log
- Terms of Use Builder
- Downloadable PDF
- Progress tracking and Action Roadmap
Secure checkout · Instant access · 7-day refund policy
Questions, answered
Licensing & Commercial Use Basics is an interactive web app with 6 chapters, 3 built-in tools (including an Action Roadmap) and progress tracking. You can also save every chapter as a PDF for offline reading or printing.
Right after payment we email your login details to the address you used at checkout. Log in on our website and the app opens in your browser. Nothing to download or install.
Yes. You pay $29 (USD) once and keep access to Licensing & Commercial Use Basics. There are no recurring charges.
Yes. The app works in any modern browser on phone, tablet or desktop. Your progress and tool entries are saved in the browser you use.
No. The guides start from the basics and explain every setting and step. You can follow them with free or low-cost design software and a regular computer.
Write to us within 7 days of your purchase for a full refund. See our Refund Policy for the details.
7-day refund policy
If Licensing & Commercial Use Basics is not right for you, email us within 7 days of purchase for a full refund. Details in our Refund Policy.