Question Regarding Exchange Server Usability Test/Development Environments

Hello dear community or Microsoft Teams,

I recently posted a message in the general Exchange forum: Request on Exchange Server SE CU1 Codebase and Trial Version Behavior | Microsoft Community Hub

I have already received some very helpful feedback – many thanks to the person who responded! However, one question remains unanswered: Is it legally questionable if the server continues to be used in a test environment after the trial version has expired? How is this handled?

Now I have a specific question about ‘server usability’ after the trial version expires:

‘The server remains usable after the trial version expires, but is not legally licensed for productive use.’

How would this look in a test or development environment if the server is not used in a productive environment, but only for testing purposes? Are there any legal restrictions that need to be taken into account?

I look forward to your answers and thank you in advance!