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Adobe updated its Terms of Service in 2024 to grant itself a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" to users' content, a change that raised concerns over conflicts with existing non-disclosure agreements and intellectual property rights. Adobe has stated it does not use user content to train generative AI but may use it to improve its machine learning systems, with an opt-out available, though users reported no opt-out option was presented when accepting the updated Terms of Service. Users were required to accept the new Terms of Service to access their previously stored content.

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| | {{main|Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works}} | | {{main|Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works}} | | | Adobe has been accused of using user information for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. In 2024, Adobe updated its Terms of Service, granting itself a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" to users' content. This grants Adobe permission to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, and sublicense their users' content.<ref name="tos-sec4.2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Adobe General Terms of Use |url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216212938/https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe}}</ref> This change raises concerns over conflicts with existing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and intellectual property rights. Users were required to accept the new Terms of Service to access their previously stored content.{{Citation needed|date=29 Mar 2026}}<ref name="entrepreneur">{{Cite web |last=Shibu |first=Sherin |date=2024-06-06 |title=Adobe Photoshop Users Are Outraged at the Company's New Terms: 'Am I Reading This Right?' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/adobe-new-terms-for-photoshop-illustrator-infuriates-users/475273 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Entrepreneur}}</ref><ref name="adobe-blog-june10">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=Here's what to know about Adobe's Terms of Use updates |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/10/updating-adobes-terms-of-use |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe Blog}}</ref> | | Adobe has been accused of using user information for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. In 2024, Adobe updated its Terms of Service, granting itself a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" to users' content. This grants Adobe permission to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, and sublicense their users' content.<ref name="tos-sec4.2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Adobe General Terms of Use |url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216212938/https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe}}</ref> This change raises concerns over conflicts with existing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and intellectual property rights. Users were required to accept the new Terms of Service to access their previously stored content.{{Citation needed|date=29 Mar 2026}}<ref name="entrepreneur">{{Cite web |last=Shibu |first=Sherin |date=2024-06-06 |title=Adobe Photoshop Users Are Outraged at the Company's New Terms: 'Am I Reading This Right?' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/adobe-new-terms-for-photoshop-illustrator-infuriates-users/475273 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Entrepreneur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416230256/https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/adobe-new-terms-for-photoshop-illustrator-infuriates-users/475273|archive-date=2026-04-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="adobe-blog-june10">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=Here's what to know about Adobe's Terms of Use updates |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/10/updating-adobes-terms-of-use |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe Blog}}</ref> | | | Adobe has stated that it does not use user content to train generative AI, but Adobe may use it for improving its machine learning systems, with an opt-out available However, no opt-out option was presented during acceptance of the Terms of Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arntz |first=Pieter |date=12 Jun 2024 |title=Adobe clarifies Terms of Service change, says it doesn’t train AI on customer content |url=https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317232430/https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |archive-date=17 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Malwarebytes {{!}} Labs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adobe Communications Team |date=2024-06-06 |title=A clarification on Adobe Terms of Use |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Adobe Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260829040921/https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use |archive-date=29 Aug 2026}}</ref> | | Adobe has stated that it does not use user content to train generative AI, but Adobe may use it for improving its machine learning systems, with an opt-out available However, no opt-out option was presented during acceptance of the Terms of Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arntz |first=Pieter |date=12 Jun 2024 |title=Adobe clarifies Terms of Service change, says it doesn’t train AI on customer content |url=https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317232430/https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |archive-date=17 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Malwarebytes {{!}} Labs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adobe Communications Team |date=2024-06-06 |title=A clarification on Adobe Terms of Use |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Adobe Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260829040921/https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use |archive-date=29 Aug 2026}}</ref> |

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