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And look what Disney teaches. Joined: Apr 4, Posts: 4, Dustin-Horne , Feb 11, Kiwasi and Schneider21 like this. Schneider21 likes this. Dustin-Horne likes this. Joined: Mar 29, Posts: It certainly seems likely that they could embed the information into any export with some smart design. I remember when it came out that World of Warcraft had been embedding information in every screenshot for years before anyone figured it out. Socrates , Feb 11, Joined: Aug 24, Posts: McMayhem , Feb 11, Joined: Nov 20, Posts: 1, Joined: Aug 24, Posts: 5, Really the are a few pirates around I'm sure and in the asset store but if you're a professional artist making art and you enjoy it why wouldn't you try your hand at selling original work in the asset store?

They must be the biggest number by far. Although from the popularity listings I don't think professional quality and most popular art assets always correspond 1-to Joined: Jul 11, Posts: 4, Didn't read the whole thread.

I just wanted to mention that not every educational license of every program is for noncommercial use only. As an adult and a professional, I now own a professional license for every one of the titles that I use to earn my living. This is an inevitable result because, first, I wouldn't dream of jeopardizing my family's livlihood by using illegal software.

Although these titles may seem expensive, they're actually very reasonably priced when compared to the amount of money I can make using them as a professional, and its a gamble that simply wouldn't make sense.

If I profitted even a mildly significant percentage of the licensing cost of the subscription from the products within it I would subscribe, today, without hesitation. Secondly, my years of hard work as a professional has given me a genuine appreciation for the professionals who have devoted their lives to making these products great.

Third, most software that I use for my productivity is casually and enthusiastically purchased by my employer with minimal reservation. I actually remember that the last time I used 3d Studio Max was back when "Discreet" published the non-commercial "gMax" title, which was not-for-profit but also not limited to students. I used it until support for it seemingly dropped off. Academic licenses are thus a demonstration that Autodesk, like many others, recognize the positive outcomes that can come from giving away their software to people so that they can learn to use them and develop a bias towards them prior to their enterance into the professional arenas in which they are used.

By assigning a "not for profit" license they ensure that anyone who wants to use the products for commercial purposes must and in almost every case, will purchase a commercial license.

Companies also tend to value the support that comes with a license, even if it is never used, over the software itself. As an adult, I have long since abandoned my use of illegitimate software and now fill in the gaps with open source solutions and generous offerings by software companies. I also, apparently, have just begun to spend time on forums trying to convince software companies to provide me with an avenue to use their software on a limited budget.

Since I do not see how I could profit from Autodesk's software any time soon, and because the reasonably priced license is never-the-less out of reach from my budget, there is not currently any avenue available to me. I recognize though that there is little chance that you will be able to help with this or that I should expect any change in Autodesk's policies as a result of my begger's effort..

Thank you for your thoughtful responses. I would strongly suggest that you reach out to the Education team directly by filling out this feedback form. There the appropriate teams will be able to review your comments. I wish there was more that I could do for you at the moment but we appreciate your enthusiasm.

There is also another side to the issue, Autodesk as well as many other companies do rely on the good will of users who help out by answering questions on forums like these. In general the level of questions for paid software is professional as well, and by using the student version it also tries to ensure that people using the software are coming from a background where they are are least showing willing to have learnt the basics.

The theory is that students are being taught. I don't think many people really mind helping occasionally with questions like "how do I draw a straight line", but it would become tedious if every other question was coming from people who hadn't at least been shown how to move a mouse, or know what commands are available and where to find them though that does occur - there are actually poor teachers.

A reasonable argument, for sure, and not totally unlike the idea of college as a requirement for employment. Software developers rarely learn technologies that are even similar to the ones that they'll use in the job market..

Still, it is somewhat universally agreed that college remains an a good indicator of commitment, dedication, and long term interest. However, even though it would be difficult to make any definitive statements either way, I do not think that argument holds up in light of the evidence. Most community driven projects, with Linux being the most identifiable, have shown that the problem is usually worked out automatically.

Although lesser restrictions do likely allow for users with fewer prerequisite skills, they also allow for higher skilled users who would otherwise be filtered out by the stricter policies. Likewise, presumably, it would also allow more users to advance their skill levels and eventually become experts capable of joining the volunteer force that helps new users.

How many experts per capita any given community needs in order to sustain itself is another thing that is probably not something that can be easily figured out, however, I would guess that it would be a reasonably low percentage. Also, even without knowing that detail, the overwhelming number of successful community supported projects should confirm that open communities do typically produce an adequate balance. I have been using trial versions as per my instructor.

How can I receive a student addition? The state of Nevada disabilities services has paid for my class, learning and training in an effort to get me I am disabled back into the work force. You raise some good points, wether they will change anyones views is another matter, I wanted to try and show another angle to an interesesting discussion, another thought would be that many large software developers could look at the possibility of releasing older versions on a not-for-profit type of licence to allow hobby users to get involved, and to be honest the discontinued practice of having the student version embeded watermark to discourage professionals from using such versions does appear counter intuative but was no doubt based on good reasons.

I personally went through the community college route but didn't really start to learn the program untill I started using it professionally. To access free software for students please register with the Education Community. Select your trial Which product would you like to try? Start Over. Get more tips for successful downloading Just need to view a file?

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