Re the Adobe terms of service uproar, the company is claiming that it's all just a misunderstanding.
Anything is possible, but consider:
1) Adobe is a longstanding abuser of the "intellectual property" system. (A former CEO once told me that if the company's software could make copyright effectively permanent, that would be fine.)
2) Every time we hear about one of these licensing "mistakes" it's always -- always -- on the side of giving the company more control, and money.
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