https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/perpetual-license-changes-read/licensing-post-2015/m-p/5964407#M874 <P>Just wanted to add to this posting...</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Any&nbsp;perpetual license (stand alone or network) you currently have stays as is prior to/after Feb 2016 (or somewhere around that time frame). &nbsp; Any new license that you purchase after that time must be purchased as a desktop subscription. &nbsp; Meaning you either pay a monthly, quarterly, yearly, or multi-year fee to use the software.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you stop payment then you no longer have access to the software.&nbsp; As a reminder desktop subscription is based on a user account and you always have access to the latest version (not referring to service packs/hot fixes)</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>For&nbsp;perpetual license you need to maintain the yearly maintenance subscription in order to get the latest version.&nbsp; If you stop payment on the maintenance subscription then you are only entitled to use the current version that is released by Autodesk.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Edit:&nbsp; Also (from my understanding) if you do have an active network perprtual license (meaning on subscription) you can still add to it after Feb 2016 and not pruchase a desktop subscription.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also think there's a new network licensing option coming out as well around that same time frame.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:34:51 GMT Mark.Lancaster 2015-12-24T14:34:51Z