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Old 08-01-2009, 05:48 PM
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Found a great deal on Lightroom. The feedback is good, but I don't care if it works. I'd rather know it's legal *laughs*
I guess my suspicion radar is going off pretty loudly right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Adobe-Lightroom-...d=p3286.c0.m14
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Old 08-01-2009, 06:53 PM
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Wow...
I suppose it would be legal if the seller purchased every account he's re-selling, but I highly doubt that. Especially since all he is doing is sending you a .exe file which basically screams contaminated software.
Deal or not, I wouldn't seriously consider purchasing Lightroom this way.
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So I am guilty of buying some software from a guy on the street. In my defence I live in Saudi where it is IMPOSSIBLE to get legal software. So I spent USD 10 and got Photoshop. So this is my defence...I will try it for 30 days and if I like it I will purchase a full legal copy. I have done this before and have always legally purchased software once I get back to the US. My friends laugh but I feel the same way about music. I will take a free MP3 song but if I like it I will ALWAYS purchase the song legally. The good news is that I will not have to re-load the software...just type in the new software pass code. Lots of good people make their living working on these things and they deserve to get paid.
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Old 08-03-2009, 04:43 PM
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So I am guilty of buying some software from a guy on the street. In my defence I live in Saudi where it is IMPOSSIBLE to get legal software. So I spent USD 10 and got Photoshop. So this is my defence...I will try it for 30 days and if I like it I will purchase a full legal copy. I have done this before and have always legally purchased software once I get back to the US. My friends laugh but I feel the same way about music. I will take a free MP3 song but if I like it I will ALWAYS purchase the song legally. The good news is that I will not have to re-load the software...just type in the new software pass code. Lots of good people make their living working on these things and they deserve to get paid.
People pay for software?!
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People pay for software?!
NO WAY!!!!!! That's just CRAZY LOL
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Definitely not legal. I could point you to the adobe site to download the trial and point you to places on the web where you can download programs to generate "valid" serial numbers and it would not cost a thing. Someone is making big bucks selling that info for $150. You could find the stuff yourself with Google if you just do a few searches.
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