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Adobe, a computer software company that ~~creates~~ programs for content creation, editing, and publishing, has ~~sparked~~ controversy with their ~~updated~~ Terms of Service (ToS) which declares that by accepting, ~~the user will~~ grant Adobe a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license"~~[https://www~~.~~adobe.com/legal~~/~~terms.html#:~:text=Content%2C%20you%20grant%20us-,a%20non%2Dexclusive%2C%20worldwide%2C%20royalty%2Dfree%20license,-to%20do%20the%20following]~~ to their content to ~~'''~~reproduce~~'''~~, ~~'''~~distribute~~'''~~, ~~'''~~create derivative works~~'''~~, ~~'''~~publicly display~~'''~~, ~~'''~~publicly preform~~'''~~, and '~~''sublicense [~~https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#:~:~~text~~=~~reproduce%C2%A0%C2%A0%E2%80%A8%0A~~(~~for~~,~~your%20Cloud%20Content).]'''~~ the ~~user's content~~.

[[File:Adobe tos.jpg|thumb|Adobe's updated Terms of Service, which does not include an "opt-out" nor a "decline" option.]]

'''[[Adobe]]''' made changes to the terms of use of their software offerings in 2024 using wording that granted Adobe a licence to make use of the users' created content in a variety of ways.

==Background==

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 "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" <ref name="tos-sec4.3" /> to their content. This license allows Adobe to " reproduce , distribute, create derivative works, publicly display, publicly preform, and sublicense" the user's content.<ref name="tos-sec4.3">

{{cite web

|author=

|date=18 June 2024

|title=Adobe General Terms of Use Section 4.3

|url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#root_content_flex_copy_1721445329_items_flex_928057436_items_position_position-par_position_402910982_c_2129676765

|website=Adobe

|url-status=live

|access-date=19 Feb 2025

|archive-date=16 Feb 2025

|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

}}</ref>

==Consumer Impact==

This controversy stems from concerns that the updated ToS may violate existing [[Non-Disclosure Agreements]] (NDAs), and additionally, users are unable to access their content without first agreeing to the updated ToS, leaving many users unable to retrieve unfinished projects.

This sparks controversy because it can potentially violate a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and users can not access their content without first agreeing to the updated ToS, leaving many users without access to their unfinished projects. Furthermore, Adobe claims they do not use your content to train generative AI, ~~but~~ does admit they may use your content for machine learning and that ~~you~~ always have the option to opt-out despite there ~~not~~ being ~~an "opt-out" button~~ on the updated ToS screen ~~shown below~~.

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 updated ToS-acceptance screen to decline or opt out.

[[~~File~~:Adobe ~~tos.jpg|thumb|Adobe's updated Terms of Service, which does not include an "opt-out" nor a "decline" option.~~]]

==References==

[[Category:Adobe]]

[[Category:Incidents]]

[[Category:Feature Ransom]]

~~[[Category:Articles under development]]~~

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-Adobe, a computer software company that creates programs for content creation, editing, and publishing, has sparked controversy with their updated Terms of Service (ToS) which declares that by accepting, the user will grant Adobe a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license"[https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#:~:text=Content%2C%20you%20grant%20us-,a%20non%2Dexclusive%2C%20worldwide%2C%20royalty%2Dfree%20license,-to%20do%20the%20following] to their content to '''reproduce''', '''distribute''', '''create derivative works''', '''publicly display''', '''publicly preform''', and '''sublicense [https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#:~:text=reproduce%C2%A0%C2%A0%E2%80%A8%0A(for,your%20Cloud%20Content).]''' the user's content.
+[[File:Adobe tos.jpg|thumb|Adobe's updated Terms of Service, which does not include an "opt-out" nor a "decline" option.]]
+'''[[Adobe]]''' made changes to the terms of use of their software offerings in 2024 using wording that granted Adobe a licence to make use of the users' created content in a variety of ways.
+==Background==
+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 "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" <ref name="tos-sec4.3" /> to their content. This license allows Adobe to " reproduce , distribute, create derivative works, publicly display, publicly preform, and sublicense" the user's content.<ref name="tos-sec4.3">
+{{cite web
+|author=<!-- not cited -->
+|date=18 June 2024
+|title=Adobe General Terms of Use Section 4.3
+|url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html#root_content_flex_copy_1721445329_items_flex_928057436_items_position_position-par_position_402910982_c_2129676765
+|website=Adobe
+|url-status=live
+|access-date=19 Feb 2025
+|archive-date=16 Feb 2025
+|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
+}}</ref>
+==Consumer Impact==
+This controversy stems from concerns that the updated ToS may violate existing [[Non-Disclosure Agreements]] (NDAs), and additionally, users are unable to access their content without first agreeing to the updated ToS, leaving many users unable to retrieve unfinished projects.
-This sparks controversy because it can potentially violate a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and users can not access their content without first agreeing to the updated ToS, leaving many users without access to their unfinished projects. Furthermore, Adobe claims they do not use your content to train generative AI, but does admit they may use your content for machine learning and that you always have the option to opt-out despite there not being an "opt-out" button on the updated ToS screen shown below.
+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 updated ToS-acceptance screen to decline or opt out.
-[[File:Adobe tos.jpg|thumb|Adobe's updated Terms of Service, which does not include an "opt-out" nor a "decline" option.]]
+==References==
+[[Category:Adobe]]
+[[Category:Incidents]]
+[[Category:Feature Ransom]]
 <references />
-[[Category:Articles under development]]