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June 15, 2017
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Is Commercial use of an Education License allowed?

  • June 15, 2017
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Hello All,

I am wanting to know if I can use an Educational License for commercial work if I have purchased a Commercial License? Because I temporarily don't have access to a comp that can run Creative Cloud other than the University one.

Thank you,

John

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Check your university's polices and more specifically your contract obligations with them.

When I worked in the UC system in California, they had some very strict policies with regard to who owns what.   I made sure I was completely free of the UC system before doing anything commercial otherwise I was obliged under contract to share any proceeds and credit with them.   In short, if you worked for them,  they owned piece of whatever you did.   I don't know if this extends to using their equipment or not.  But you really should check to be sure.

Nancy

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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June 15, 2017

Check your university's polices and more specifically your contract obligations with them.

When I worked in the UC system in California, they had some very strict policies with regard to who owns what.   I made sure I was completely free of the UC system before doing anything commercial otherwise I was obliged under contract to share any proceeds and credit with them.   In short, if you worked for them,  they owned piece of whatever you did.   I don't know if this extends to using their equipment or not.  But you really should check to be sure.

Nancy

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John T Smith
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June 15, 2017

What you do with YOUR files that you created really has nothing to do with your license

The software is the same, the Education license is at a reduced price since Adobe supports the idea of education

Licenses and Terms of Use | Adobe

June 15, 2017

Is it the same if I am using a University computer because my own computer is in for repairs?

June 15, 2017

Also I have read the Student License is only for commercial use in US but not in Europe? Is this correct?