# Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** adobe, photoshop\
**Created:** [20 May 2023 14:33 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831 "2023-05-20T14:33:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2023 14:33 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831/1 "2023-05-20T14:33:38Z")

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> Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop.  
> “You are no longer licensed to use the software,” Adobe told them.

Read in full here:

> **[Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop](https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3xk3p/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop)**
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> "You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them.

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**Author:** ![andrea](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/andrea/32/6677_2.png) [@andrea](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/andrea)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2023 23:09 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831/2 "2023-05-20T23:09:11Z")

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Some people might still find a way to use their old products, considering how expensive their cloud-based subscription is. I am just glad I don’t use Photoshop.

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**Author:** ![dyowee](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/dyowee/32/6692_2.png) [@dyowee](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/dyowee)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2023 23:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831/3 "2023-05-21T23:24:33Z")

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I believe there are cheaper and even free alternatives to Photoshop, if you are only doing basic/simple image editing, such as GIMP [https://www.gimp.org](https://www.gimp.org).

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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [22 May 2023 20:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop/109831/4 "2023-05-22T20:02:41Z")

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I moved to Affinity a while ago - much better value than Photoshop!