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March 2, 2013
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Two students purchasing Adobe collection

  • March 2, 2013
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I am super confused about the licensing issues when purchasing the Adobe collection. My brother and I are both students and live in two separate places. I run a Mac and he runs a PC. We are both trying to help each other financially by purchasing the collection together so we can do our work. Amazon has the best pricing for the Student/Teacher eidition (Link), but it is only available either on PC or Mac, but not both. Now, I also keep reading somewhere that Adobe won't let you run the programs simultaneously in separate locations. Is this true? How can my brother and I help each other financially by paying for the same suite without having licensing issues?

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    Correct answer kglad

    you can't (legally) do what you want: purchase one license and share it concurrently between two different people.

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    John Waller
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 2, 2013

    Am05 wrote:

    How can my brother and I help each other financially by paying for the same suite without having licensing issues?

    One option would be a 12 month Creative Cloud membership at the US$14.99/month Student & Teacher rate:

    https://creative.adobe.com/plans

    Mylenium
    Legend
    March 2, 2013

    Forget it. It's not only illegal as kglad already pointed out, its technically simply not possible.

    Mylenium

    Am05Author
    Participating Frequently
    March 2, 2013

    Yo! I didn't know it was that serious. Illegal! Because Adobe rather that students cough up $800+ individually instead of allowing at least 2 licesense per purchase. Ridiculous.

    Jeffrey_A_Wright
    Legend
    March 2, 2013

    Am05 I would recommend reviewing the End User License Agreement you agreed to when installing your software.  You can find details of the EULA agreement at http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/#desktop.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 2, 2013

    you can't (legally) do what you want: purchase one license and share it concurrently between two different people.