I was wondering if its ok to order the educational creative suite (only 380$) for myself If i am doing freelance graphics (or commercial use). Would i get in trouble? It would only be for me on my home computer. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Adobe Creative Suite education for commercial use?
- Thread starter Scenicroadways
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I think the educational licence if for non comercial use, If you are earning money from it you can afford to pay for the full version.
i think you should read the license agreement carefully, and check out Adobe.com, there might be FAQs about that issue on their site.
i know it sucks when you actually buy the educational software, then you've got to pay more when you go commercial. i think some places might do a upgrade deal, so it's cheaper to get the full version if you've already purchased the edu version.
i know it sucks when you actually buy the educational software, then you've got to pay more when you go commercial. i think some places might do a upgrade deal, so it's cheaper to get the full version if you've already purchased the edu version.
Commercial = Retail. If everyone buys the education version for home use, company would go bankrupt. Do you know what you're asking is the same thing as renting movies from blockbuster and copying it for personal enjoyment while thinking you're not breaking the law because you're not showing the movie at the local YMCA?
They made the education version for a reason, so students can starve themselves to near death so they can buy the software (the price of the commercial will kill them)
They made the education version for a reason, so students can starve themselves to near death so they can buy the software (the price of the commercial will kill them)
FuzzyBallz said:
right back to ya...
(though the rest of your point stands, i believe)
personally, if you will be doing commercial work, i wouldn't risk it. the potential negative repurcussions on your professional career when caught using the software illegally will be far more damaging than the hit your wallet takes right now.
Quick question...
Does the original poster not understand the difference between retail and education? Students like me can BARELY afford to buy the ed versions of stuff, and we all see it as a favor from the companies. DO NOT BUY the ed versions and then use them commercially, the prices will go up on everything (if they can't trust people to honor their licenses, they may get rid of ed versions altogether).
EDUCATIONAL versions are for EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY, by TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
Does the original poster not understand the difference between retail and education? Students like me can BARELY afford to buy the ed versions of stuff, and we all see it as a favor from the companies. DO NOT BUY the ed versions and then use them commercially, the prices will go up on everything (if they can't trust people to honor their licenses, they may get rid of ed versions altogether).
EDUCATIONAL versions are for EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY, by TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
appleretailguy said:
Im assuming that the original poster is a student, working on the side. To buy an educational product do you have to prove your are in education? I assume you do or every one would be doing it.
I bought the Adobe Design Collection my first semester in grad school. My school's bookstore/software outlet made me sign a license agreement saying that I would not use the software on for-profit projects. I know this isn't done everywhere and our bookstore is simply covering it's backside and keeping its relationship good with Adobe.
I got a few paying gigs and wanted my software to be legit. After talking to an Adobe sales rep, she told to buy an upgrade package. It upgraded the software to the CS version and the license to commercial. Total cost in the end was around $700 for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and GoLive. This is compared to $1000 if I'd have to bought the commercial package to start out with.
That's a lot of rambling, but maybe it helps.
d8n_two
I got a few paying gigs and wanted my software to be legit. After talking to an Adobe sales rep, she told to buy an upgrade package. It upgraded the software to the CS version and the license to commercial. Total cost in the end was around $700 for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and GoLive. This is compared to $1000 if I'd have to bought the commercial package to start out with.
That's a lot of rambling, but maybe it helps.
d8n_two
Mantat said:
Uhhh.. no it's not. What you brought up is call stealing. Try bringing that up at dvdtalk.com's forum and I'm sure you'll get mega flamed.
Making a copy of a movie you bought and rent is a whole different story. If it's legal to copy rental movies, they might as well call it "rent to copy so I don't have to spend my money buying the original at wal-mart."
If you bought the DVD you might be able to take a back-up copy. But it would depend on copyright law in your country.