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Academic software is the best way any high school student can get ahead of their fellow students. For example, I can purchase Maya 7 Unlimited for $380 in comparison to the regular price of around $8,000. This blows the competition with the real market out of the water. I could become a grad student for a few years and personally achieve pro quality work for minimal cost. I can’t sell what I make, but I can take what I’ve done to film festivals and receive funding for more projects and upgrades to newer versions of academic software and newer equipment. This cycle seems to encourage us students to innovate extraordinarily.

As a producer, I own what I’ve created with the academic software. I can’t commercialize what is produced. Does this mean that my university owns a chunk of what I’ve made? Would buying new licenses allow a student to sell their creations after graduating? Students face a difficult situation because we’ve reached another gray area in legal matters. Any ideas?

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