00:00Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom. Are you paying for Adobe apps every month?
00:05There are now three versions! Seven open source copies of Adobe programs were built by Artcraft,
00:10a developer who is fed up with Adobe's subscription and cancellation fees.
00:15The software clones can be downloaded and modified by anyone. Is this even legal?
00:20Short answer, no court has ruled on it yet. The general rule is that copyright protects code,
00:25not what a program does. Those developing the clones study a program, but from the outside.
00:31Then they write new code from scratch, for example using Claude Opus 5.5. This debate goes beyond Adobe.
00:39AI tools are also being used to take apart and modify video games. Unlike Artcraft,
00:44those copying attempts usually involve decompiling the game's actual code. With AI tools, fans have
00:50already mashed up games like Minecraft and Elden Ring so you can fight boss monsters with Minecraft
00:56weapons. People also use them to make PC versions of console-only games. And that might be only the
01:02beginning. One day, you could bring your favorite character, weapon or move into almost any game you
01:09own. Where do you stand? Is this fair competition or piracy?
