You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
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Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#2> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired.
I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later?
Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#3Seems like a case for piracy.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#4> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
Maybe someone can crack the code to not require activation?
You did purchase the software after all, and unless you are illegally distributing it I see it as a perfectly fine thing to do whatever you want within your own private residence.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#5> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
Did you accept the agreement when installing?
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#6> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
There may be some part of the law that prevents you from suing (IANAL), but if it wasn't disclosed before you purchased it, it make intuitive sense to me that you should have grounds to sue.
I felt the same way about the whole Sonos recyling thing too...
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#7"The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired."
Cry me a river - Adobe can't afford to keep an old server running?
At least be honest about the motivation.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#8> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
I think any competent lawyer would argue that the software was never guaranteed to have infinite lifespan, and Adobe stopped selling CS3 quite a while ago. The EULA explicitly says they don’t warranty anything past 90 days since sale.
But regardless of that, your damages would be limited to what you spent on the license. So definitely not worth your time.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#9> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
Did you accept the agreement when installing?
...does anyone? Is that humanly possible to read through without a law degree? What do you do if you want to negotiate? The answer, of course, is piracy: reject all terms.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#10> You can no longer reinstall Creative Suite 2 or 3 even if you have the original installation disks. The aging activation servers for those apps had to be retired. I always wonder if a situation like this is legal. If I purchased a product and want to keep using it, what right does the seller have to prevent me from doing so x years later? Can I sue them for not selling me the product they said they were selling me?
Maybe someone can crack the code to not require activation? You did purchase the software after all, and unless you are illegally distributing it I see it as a perfectly fine thing to do whatever you want within your own private residence.
> You did purchase the software after all
Err, umm, no. You purchased a license to use the software.