Sunday, December 6, 2009

Final Cut Pro Licensing Data Is Corrupt Can You Install CS4 And Final Cut Pro On A Computer With A Legit License W/out The Original Install Discs?

Can you install CS4 and Final Cut Pro on a computer with a legit license w/out the original install discs? - final cut pro licensing data is corrupt

I think buying a MacBook Pro on eBay with Final Cut Studio and Adobe CS4 (Master Collection) is already installed, but because they said it does not include installation CDs home, I fear that if I buy now and then later, a Mac, I'm not going to exploit the situation to CS4 or Final Cut on the Mac.

3 comments:

luminons... said...

Yes, you can not install any software before you acquired the license to him!

luminons... said...

Yes, you can not install any software before you acquired the license to him!

tulitape... said...

I think you can as long as you have serial numbers. However, it is perfectly legal to buy a computer with programs already installed, unless the license is transferred.
Here is how Photoshop (assuming that the entire Adobe Creative Suite 4 is installed): http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/152/tn_15281.html

Final Cut, the Apple license agreement states that "3 download. You can not rent, lease, lend or sublicense the Apple Software. You can, however, a permanent transfer of all license fees for software Apple provides that: (a) the transfer must include the Apple Software, including all components, original media, printed materials and this License, (b) you retain no copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies on a computer or a storage device are stored, and (c) the party who read and accept the terms of this License. All components of the Apple Software are provided as part of a package and can not be separatedthe bundle and distributed as standalone applications. "

In short, it will probably be able to use the programs if you will get a new team in the future, even if they have no installation disks provided you have the serial numbers and the person who sold you do not keep copies of software on your computer.

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