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j_ahn3
j_ahn3
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April 6, 2018
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question regarding "commercial use"

  • April 6, 2018
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I actually have Adobe Master Collection CS6 but didn't bother to upgrade to Creative Cloud because I have no clue if I'm going to be able to handle a monthly subscription model and the annual model is really steep, but I still may have to buy the Student version of Creative Cloud and noticed that it cannot be used for commercial purposes and I started to wonder, what constitutes a commercial use?

I know for a fact that I would have to use Premiere and After Effects for things like YouTube videos but then I know so many ways someone can earn money through YouTube videos without even monetising the videos through the YouTube system, such as sponsored/promotional videos, trailers for one's own releases, playthrough videos (By this I mean playthrough of a song. I'm a guitarist.) with a little announcement at the end saying an album is available/upcoming. So does that mean I can't make money through even those means or does that mean I can't make videos for another client?

Thanks for your time, guys!

Joonho

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    Correct answer Dave Merchant

    See the FAQ: https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/education-faq.html

    Note the specific use of the words 'on your privately owned computer'. As a student you can use your own installation of CCed for any purpose, but the copies installed on computers owned by the school or university, e.g. shared PCs in libraries and classrooms, are not permitted to engage in commercial activity. In most cases local regulations say that schools can't run a business out of a classroom anyway, so the restrictions aren't an issue.

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    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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    April 6, 2018

    There is nothing in the license that prevents you from using Adobe products to create images, movies or anything else that you can make with their products in commercial projects. That's why they made the software. So you can make a living with it, providing you have the skills to run a business and create a product.

    j_ahn3
    j_ahn3Author
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    April 6, 2018

    But then why would they set up a student plan and say you can't use it for commercial purposes?

    Joonho

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    Dave MerchantCorrect answer
    Legend
    April 6, 2018

    See the FAQ: https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/education-faq.html

    Note the specific use of the words 'on your privately owned computer'. As a student you can use your own installation of CCed for any purpose, but the copies installed on computers owned by the school or university, e.g. shared PCs in libraries and classrooms, are not permitted to engage in commercial activity. In most cases local regulations say that schools can't run a business out of a classroom anyway, so the restrictions aren't an issue.

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