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Adobe Warning of Legal Problems for Users of Old Versions of Creative Cloud

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 15 2019, @02:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the indemnification-my-backside dept.

canopic jug writes:

Citing ongoing litigation, Adobe is warning its customers of legal problems if they keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps. It has not stated yet with whom or what it has the dispute, but early indicators suggest that it may be over copyright. Going forward Adobe is only supporting the two most recent versions of its Creative Cloud services.

"Adobe recently discontinued certain older versions of Creative Cloud applications. Customers using those versions have been notified that they are no longer licensed to use them and were provided guidance on how to upgrade to the latest authorized versions," said Adobe in a statement to AppleInsider.

"Unfortunately, customers who continue to use or deploy older, unauthorized versions of Creative Cloud may face potential claims of infringement by third parties. We cannot comment on claims of third-party infringement, as it concerns ongoing litigation."

Instead, users are receiving the equivalent of a cease and desist email, informing them that the apps that they are using are discontinued.

Gimp and Darktable are not perfect replacements but may be close enough for many hobbyists and maybe a handful of professionals.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday May 15 2019, @03:33PM (1 child)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday May 15 2019, @03:33PM (#843861) Journal

    On the other hand, you can offload a lot of liability issues onto the provider, if you demand a better contract, which I doubt anybody does.

    Oh well, Photoshop 7 still works perfectly (so does Pagemaker), and the desktop icons work... If you wanna go all modern and stuff, CS6 is the last "local" version...

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 15 2019, @07:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 15 2019, @07:03PM (#843926)

    CS6?
    I thought that version dialled home, ISTR a place I worked at getting a rather snotty letter from Adobe about their less than legal copy, suggesting strongly that they purchase a subscription to the cloudy service, lest the BSA get involved...