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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   
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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• How is this even possible? How is this even possible? (Score: 3, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Wednesday May 15 2019, @06:27PM (1 child)

  by SomeGuy (5632) on Wednesday May 15 2019, @06:27PM (#843914)

  Ok, I haven't touched adobe shit in a long, long time, but I was under the impression that the ENTIRE POINT of this creative "cloud" shit was so they could flip a switch and disable access to their software to enable their subscription nonsense.

  If someone can continue using old versions of software without Adobe's authorization or support, then what the hell is even "cloudy" about it?

  And sending out legal nastygrams to end users? How very SCO of them.

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• Re:How is this even possible? (Score: 3, Informative) by EvilSS on Wednesday May 15 2019, @11:19PM

  by EvilSS (1456) on Wednesday May 15 2019, @11:19PM (#844014)

  So in the past, they allowed you to use old versions of the software as long as your subscription was still active. However, they are having a dust-up with Dolby (who is, from reading the article, kind of in the right here) over license payments. Apparently Adobe and Dolby re-negotiated their license deal when they started selling subscriptions, but they are not complying with an audit clause in the contact, so Dolby is suing. In response, they are revoking the right to those old versions. Can they kill-switch them? Maybe, but I suspect this is all some bluster on Adobe's part. I doubt Dolby will go after end users over this.

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