Adobe is currently being sued by Dolby for unpaid licensing fees, so some are speculating that this move by Adobe is related to that (Dolby products have been bundled within Adobe apps.) What You Need to Do If You’re Affected What’s Going Onĭue to some legal reason that Adobe has not explained, for most subscription (CC) applications, including Lightroom, from now on only the latest two versions will be authorized. You will need to provide proof of purchase or proof of ownership (valid serial number). If you need to reinstall your perpetual software and therefore need to download it, and if you didn’t purchase it from Adobe or don’t see it in your account on, contact Adobe Customer Support for a download link. This however does not mean that they aren’t authorized. Note that if you’re using a perpetual version of Lightroom but you have used a subscription version in the past, you may technically still be using the subscription version – go to Help>System Info and check the version.Īt the same time this is happening, Adobe has eliminated easy access to downloads of perpetual versions older than 6.14.

The cloud-based Lightroom (CC) 1.x and 2.x.

Perpetual versions of Lightroom (Lightroom 6, 5, etc.).

To see what version you’re using, in Lightroom go to Help>System Info. (There was no subscription version of Lightroom 4.) Unauthorized: the subscription (CC) version of Lightroom 5.7 and 5.7.1, CC 2015.1-2015.13, and CC 2015.14 downloaded on or before 3/13/19. The letter states that Lightroom Classic CC 6, CC 5, and CC 4 are no longer authorized and that Classic CC 7, 8 and 6.1.4 downloaded after 3/13/19 are.Īuthorized: Lightroom CC 2015.14 downloaded after 3/13/19, Lightroom Classic 7.x and 8.x Who This Creative Cloud Versions Policy Change Applies To Adobe is not commenting on why this change has been made or what they mean by “risk of potential claims of infringement by third parties.”īelow I’ll sort out what this means for you, whether you have received the letter at this point or not. Please be aware that should you use the discontinued version(s), you may be at risk of potential claims of infringement by third parties.“? Here’s one version of the letter. Letters this week have gone out to some Adobe customers stating, “ We have recently discontinued certain older versions of Creative Cloud applications and as a result, under the terms of our agreement, you are no longer licensed to use them….

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