Photoshop...less?

[gldiana]

Adobe has just launched its Photoshop Express, a web based version of its famous software. Now anyone, independently from what Operating System they use can use Photoshop for free.

You can find it here:
https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html


Photographers beware thought, as reported in several sites, apparently the Right of Use (EULA) that Adobe asks you to agree with gives them all sort of rights about your photos. Because of the complains Adobe is rewriting the EULA.
More info here:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080329-adobe-joins-list-of-companies-not-reading-own-eulas.html

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1477


From the current EULA:
Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content. However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

According to an article on CNET, "when contacted about the policy, a reply confirmed that someone at Adobe didn't think this was a very good policy either. From Adobe's response:"

We've heard your concerns about the terms of service for Photoshop Express beta. We reviewed the terms in context of your comments - and we agree that it currently implies things we would never do with the content. Therefore, our legal team is making it a priority to post revised terms that are more appropriate for Photoshop Express users. We will alert you once we have posted new terms. Thank you for your feedback on Photoshop Express beta and we appreciate your input.