Did you know that your Single-User or Multi-User Subscription benefit now includes Global Travel Rights? That’s right! Previously, if you intended to use your Autodesk licensed product outside of the country or region from which you made the purchase, you would have needed to pay an additional Global Extra Territory Rights (ETR) fee applicable to each license that would be accessed abroad. The prior cost associated with obtaining an ETR from Autodesk or a Value-Added Reseller could have amounted to thousands of extra dollars, just for the right to use your Autodesk license in another country.
I recently fielded a customer question about this issue and it made me realize that the typical end-user might not be aware of the new Global Travel Rights attached to their Subscription. In fact, due to ETR fees being the status quo for so many years, many CAD Managers might also not be aware of this fact. With the switch from standard perpetual licensing and network licensing to Single-User and Multi-User sign-ins, it’s not hard to believe that extra benefits to the program might have been glossed over or even ignored altogether. This is especially true if companies did not previously use ETR or were discouraged to use their products outside of the regions due to cost. It’s also possible that end-users were simply using their products outside of the scope of the License Service Agreement without knowing that they were in violation. You know the LSA -- it's that document that you agree to during installation, but never really read. 😉
In any case, those worries are no longer a problem. With a current paid Subscription, you or your authorized users are now able to install and use Autodesk products outside of the country or region from which they were purchased as part of the Subscription benefit. This not only applies to Single-User and Multi-User Subscriptions but also to Flex Subscriptions purchased anywhere in the world. But you may be wondering if there are any restrictions to this benefit.
For the most part, Global Travel Rights are pretty straight forward. But there are indeed a few restrictions that you need to be aware of before using your products abroad. These conditions are listed as part of the Terms of Service for Global Travel Rights. With respects to the legalese, the TLDR; conditions include the following:
For Single-User and Multi-User Subscriptions, the user may install and use a licensed copy of the software to be used outside of the region where it was purchased, so long as the foreign country is on the approved list. Furthermore, the software must be installed on a portable or mobile device. And of course, the licenses used must only be accessed by the person who was assigned the license.
That being said, there are also conditions to the conditions – because of course there are! Specifically, it has to do with unapproved countries. If you purchase a Subscription in an unapproved country, you are allowed to use the software in any unapproved country, or any approved country for up to 90 days. I suspect that likely does not apply to you. However, if you have a Flex License, then no such restrictions exist. You can use your Flex Subscription anywhere in the world.
But what are unapproved countries? Generally speaking, they are the countries from that are actively embargoed or sanctioned. These would be countries such as, Sudan, Syria, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Crimea. However, most countries are on the approved list. At the time this article was published, you can use your products in the following countries if you purchased your license or are traveling there for work:
| Global Travel Rights Approved Countries - Updated July 2022 | ||
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Adamstown Aland Islands American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Australia Australian Capital Territory Austria Belgium Bouvet Island British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Bulgaria Canada (CAD) Chatham Islands Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cook Islands Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Faeroe Island Falkland Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territory Germany Gibraltar Greece Greenland Guadeloupe |
Guernsey Heard and McDonald Islands Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle of Man Italy Jamestown Japan Jersey Kiribati Latvia Lichtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mayotte Monaco Montserrat Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia New South Wales New Zealand Niue NM Norfolk Island North Island Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Northern Territory Norway Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands |
Poland Portugal Queensland Republic of Korea Reunion Romania Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Samoa San Marino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Australia South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Island Sovereign Akrotiri and Dhekelia Spain Svalbard Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Tokelau Tonga Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United Kingdom US Minor Outlying Islands USA Vanuatu Vatican City State Victoria Wallis and Futuna Western Australia |
Not too shabby, right? So next time you throw your laptop into your carry-on bag, you won't have to worry if you can fire up AutoCAD. In this ever shrinking world and post-pandemic work environment, I hope that understanding Global Travel Rights will help you and your authorized users quickly adapt to multi-national collaboration. If you liked this blog article, give it a like. And if you have any questions about licensing, please feel free to reach out to me @TravisNave .
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