CS3 Education License Question

[FredT]

Hi,

A long time ago someone on the Adobe Forum told me that CS3 licenses can be used on two computers. I was wondering if the same applied for an education license.

If anyone knows about this, please let me know.

Thanks!

[carsey]

Well, I guess you will either have to purchase a site license or a number of licenses for how many machines you want it to be installed on

[sobeit]

you can install it on a second computer but it must be the same os platform as long as neither are running at the same time. In addition you cannot use it for commercial purposes.

[FredT]

Originally Posted by sobeit

In addition you cannot use it for commercial purposes.

What do you mean I can't use it for commercial purposes?

[zuluclayman]

The education license is for use in educational environments only - schools, universities, colleges etc. The software manufacturers recognise that many educational institutions cannot afford large licence fees and may need to install the software on many machines to service large class sizes. They also recognise the need for educational institutions to use top quality, industry-recognised software in training situations.
The main factor is that the students/teachers are not producing work from this software for profit.
The manufacturers feel that if work that is being done using their software is made for profit (that is a business is using the software to produce saleable product) then they can afford to pay full price and factor that price into their cost structure as any business would for any other resource they use.

[FredT]

Well, that's not what I read... From what I read here, you can use Adobe education software for profit.

So... I don't know.

[zuluclayman]

Hmmm! appears as if they have changed their tune somewhat - you used to have to produce some form of ID to purchase education versions and were limited to not using it for profit. Would have to read the end user licence agreement to answer you fully - but hey seems like its open slather these days - begs the question - why pay for full (commercial) version if you can walk into a store and pick up a fully optioned educational version and still legally use it to make money?

[freddyhard]

(Of course, students must agree to the terms of the End User Licensing Agreement — which appears during installation — just as every software customer must do.)

as zuluclayman said reading the EULA will tell you exactly where you stand.

[FredT]

Originally Posted by zuluclayman

why pay for full (commercial) version if you can walk into a store and pick up a fully optioned educational version and still legally use it to make money?

Well, I'd say that not everyone can legally obtain a copy of the educational version. You either have to be a teacher or a student, right? Most graphic designers (or whoever) that would mainly be buying the software for profitable use probably wouldn't be a student or a teacher (I would imagine). Right?

Anyways, thanks for the info guys. I'll read over the EULA just to be sure I've covered everything I need to know.

[sobeit]

Originally Posted by FredT

Well, that's not what I read... From what I read here, you can use Adobe education software for profit.

So... I don't know.

are you in the uk, different countries, different licenses. Be sure to read your specific eula because that is what you agreed to, not what you might find online - even at the manufacturers site.

[FredT]

No, I'm not in the UK. I read the entire EULA and it said nothing about using the Education software for profit. In fact, the only limits they set on the education software was that you had to actually be a student or a teacher to use it. Which I am (a student).

14.6 Educational Software Product. If the Software accompanying this agreement is Educational Software
Product (Software manufactured and distributed for use by only Educational End Users), you are not
entitled to use the Software unless you qualify in your jurisdiction as an Educational End User. Please visit
http://www.adobe.com/education/purchasing to learn if you qualify. To find an Adobe Authorized
Academic Reseller in your area, please visit http://www.adobe.com/store and look for the link for Buying
Adobe Products Worldwide.

That's it. So... I think this means that I'm free to use it for profit? I hope!

I mean, if its not in the EULA, I didn't agree to it. Right? If its not there it must not be a limitation... where else would they say it? On the website? Then it isn't legally binding I think because I never agreed to anything but the EULA.

[sobeit]

I need to make a correction. You right - me wrong, you can now use cs3 for commercial purposes as long as the license does not specifically restrict it. Some schools get volume licenses that will restrict commercial applications of their educational software but stand alone educational copies does not.

I am basing my info from here which is adobes own support forum.

[FredT]

Ok, thanks a lot for all the help!! :)