Create FREE writable and savable PDF files using Adobe Reader

Are you sure this does not violate anyone's intellectual property rights?

I believe you can not take an extended rights form and re purpose for another form.

That's a good question.

My intention with this tool is that instructors creating homework assignments for online courses with Microsoft Word--or other another text editor such as Open Office Writer--will be able to create PDF files that students can write to and save.

Adobe Reader's excellent built-in accessibility features help instructors provide documents that are compliant with ADA requirements.

I would not endorse copying someone else's form.

George
http://georgejoeckel.blogspot.com/

Hi george.joeckel,

There is a long and storied history on this and lots of confusion too. But the rights you are violating are Adobe's (and you might just be hearing from their legal department). In order to be able to Save a filled PDF form in the free Adobe Reader, you used Acrobat Pro (or LiveCycle Designer, but under the covers it is Acrobat that actually applies the rights) to Apply Reader Usage Rights to your PDF, right? That feature is only available in paid versions of Acrobat, and your PDF is giving that feature away for free. While the intention to provide the tool so that teachers won't have to pay for Acrobat Pro is good-hearted, Adobe will probably view it as stealing revenue from them.

You should carefully read the EULA that you agreed to when you installed Acrobat/LiveCycle Designer.
Adobe Product EULASHope this helps,

Dimitri
www.pdfscripting.com
www.windjack.com

The Adobe Acrobat EULA permits *the registered owner of Acrobat* to create and distribute Reader-extended files, and receive responses up to 500 lifetime copies or unique recipients. It does NOT permit those Reader-extended forms to be distributed "blank" to third parties for the creation of secondary content that is in turn used to collect responses for that third party; to do so also undoubtedly infringes the EULA prohibition on using Acrobat as a service bureau and opens the door to legal action.

I would advise you to cease all distribution of your "application" and remove any copies from public-access websites immediately.

Thank you for this advice. My earlier attempts to contact Adobe via their website have gone unanswered. I will call them directly today.

Update:

I talked to an Adobe representative and explained the file I created and the concerns that were posted here.

The representative has received confirmation from an Acrobat licensing specialist that this is not a violation of the EULA because no third-party software was used.

Regards,

George