Photo: CC BY SA Matt Hoffman, Charlie Fair, Phil Konstantin.
The waters at Adobe Falls have turned hot as San Diego State University (SDSU) have been managing the area without a proper license agreement. Adobe Copyright Enforcement arrived on the scene Friday following an audit by the Adobe License Advisory Unit that resulted in a search warrant, and have since concluded the investigation.
Johnson Firefly, the Adobe Inc. Southwest Chief of Police, issued a statement that in part condemned SDSU for its operation of the site in lieu of a proper subscription, but subsequently explained:
Thankfully SDSU has been very cooperative and we came to a deal immediately. Like most instances of piracy, State was an unwitting victim in the attempt to acquire a genuine Adobe product. We already have an agreement in place with San Diego State for Creative Cloud, allowing students to use the entire suite for free during their enrollment and resulting in over 80% conversion to a full Creative Cloud license after they leave the university. We don’t want to jeopardize this partnership, and as such will not be assessing any fees or pursuing any additional action against SDSU in good faith. Both Adobe Inc. and San Diego State University are looking forward to continued prosperity and hope for this situation to become water under the bridge.
-Johnson Firefly
A request for comment was sent to SDSU, but an automated service declined it as it was not in PDF format.
Adobe Falls is a tributary of the San Diego River and was acquired by Adobe Inc. in its early corporate history, when it acquired Nonlinear Technologies in 1992.
