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<p>Charles-3 1898: Spelling correction</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Adobe tos.jpg|thumb|Adobe's updated Terms of Service, which does not include an &quot;opt-out&quot; nor a &quot;decline&quot; option.]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Adobe]]''' made changes to the terms of use of their software offerings in 2024 using wording that granted Adobe a license to make use of the users' created content in a variety of ways.<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> Adobe, a computer software company that specializes in programs for content creation, editing, and publishing, has stirred controversy with an update to their [[Terms of Service]] (ToS) which declares that by accepting, users grant Adobe a &quot;non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;tos-sec4.3&quot; /&gt; to their content. This license allows Adobe to &quot;reproduce, distribute, create derivative works, publicly display, publicly preform, and sublicense&quot; the user's content.&lt;ref name=&quot;tos-sec4.3&quot;&gt;<br /> {{cite web <br /> |author=&lt;!-- not cited --&gt;<br /> |date=18 June 2024<br /> |title=Adobe General Terms of Use Section 4.3<br /> |url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#root_content_flex_copy_1721445329_items_flex_928057436_items_position_position-par_position_402910982_c_2129676765<br /> |website=Adobe<br /> |url-status=live<br /> |access-date=19 Feb 2025<br /> |archive-date=16 Feb 2025<br /> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216212938/https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#root_content_flex_copy_1721445329_items_flex_928057436_items_position_position-par_position_402910982_c_2129676765<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ==Consumer impact==<br /> This controversy stems from concerns that the updated ToS may violate existing [[Non-disclosure agreement|non-disclosure agreements]] (NDAs) and their own [[wikipedia:Intellectual_property|Intellectual property]] rights. When the change to the policy was made users were unable to access their content without first agreeing to the updated ToS, leaving many users unable to retrieve their work. <br /> <br /> While Adobe claims they do not use your content to train generative AI, Adobe does admit they may use your content for machine-learning purposes, and states that users always have the option to opt out, despite there being no option on the ToS-acceptance screen to decline or opt out. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> [[Category:Adobe]]<br /> [[Category:Incidents]]<br /> [[Category:Feature Ransom]]<br /> &lt;references /&gt;</div>

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