Lightroom License & installation questions

Hello!
First of: I am from Austria (don't know whether that will make a difference).
I have a few questions about the Adobe Lightroom Student License, which I plan to buy as a PC-download:
1. Will I be able to install and use the software on as many PCs & Macs as I want (as long as I delete the previous installation and use only one installation at a time)? (I plan to switch to a Macbook Pro soon).
2. Will I be able to download the software for the foresable future (~next 5 years) from the Adobe homepage or do I have to make a backup of the software on my own?
3. Is there some kind of "expiration date"? For example does the software still work if the Adobe servers are down? Does the software check every time you start it or every day/week/month and does it stop working if it can't reach the Adobe servers?
Thanks so much for answering!
Cheers,
Michael

Short answers.
1 Yes
2 Who knows, but It's always prudent to make backups of software and serial numbers.
3 No. There is no Activation/Deactivation with Lightroom.

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