https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autodesk-subscription/m-p/5681652#M324628 Perpetual licenses: you own them forever. Whether you buy anything from Autodesk or not, whether you buy subscription today or not, it doesn't change that reality.<BR /><BR />Perpetual licenses: you own them forever. To use forever. And ever.<BR /><BR />Read this: <A href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/perpetuallicenses" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/products/perpetuallicenses</A> or post here if you want to ask more about licensing <A href="http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/perpetual-license-changes/bd-p/2015" target="_blank">http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/perpetual-license-changes/bd-p/2015</A><BR /><BR />Perpetual licenses are going away if you buy new or upgrade AutoCAD licenses after January 2016: those folks will find out that AutoCAD will die when they stop paying Autodesk a yearly fee. This however does not apply to you today or in the future if you do nothing else with your 2012-2015 licenses.<BR /><BR />My buddy @GrantPirate may have muddied the water a little with some of his information. Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:57:26 GMT pendean 2015-06-17T19:57:26Z