Reader Extensions 500 limit

We would like to provide users with a form to complete and return using pdf reader. I understand the pdf has to have reader extensions applied.
If the form is populated specifically for each user and named uniquely for each user does the 500 copies limit apply?
Thanks

I didn't think LiveCycle Reader Extensions had this limit. I thought
it was an Acrobat EULA restriction.
Aandi Inston

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