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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

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Post by cosmotic »

ChrisLomont wrote: post #5
grecy wrote: post #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?

Did you accept the agreement when installing?

The terms of the CS6 license pertaining to activation don't indicate one way or the other what happens if the server was intentionally disabled by Adobe's choice. The only stated requirement is internet access; there's an implied requirement that no firewall is in place to prevent the software from communicating with the Adobe server.

Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks

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Post by Retric »

save_ferris wrote: post #16
grecy wrote: post #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?

I’m sure there’s a provision that protects them in the EULA you agreed to when you purchased it. Isn’t it a moot point anyway because nobody ever “buys” software, they just obtain a license to use it. Ownership is such a convoluted concept in tech, particularly in software.

That’s somewhat sketchy with pre boxed software. Old Nintendo cartridges just worked and presumably had zero copyright issues. If you’re buying/using hardware with software preinstalled, at what point did you agreed to the EULA?

Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks

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Post by zamalek »

SoylentYellow wrote: post #23
eli wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Release a patch to remove the check and you don’t need to worry about it.

This should be a requirement enforced by legislation.

IANAL, it is now abandonware and can be legally cracked (legislation past year or two).

Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks

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Post by lmm »

foobar1962 wrote: post #10
dheera wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Nonsense. The disks are your property and you're entitled to use them as you see fit (except when that use is illegal e.g. copyright infringement - and note that copyright does not cover the transitory copies made as part of running the application).

Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks

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Post by mjrpes »

I thought back in 2013 Adobe made a download available for Creative Suite 2 that did not require an activation server for install:

https://www.cnet.com/news/adobe-releases-creative-suite-2-fo...

However it looks like this download is not available anymore.

Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks

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Post by [deleted] »

BuildTheRobots wrote: post #14

I discovered this at the start of lockdown when our hackspace got donated some older iMacs and full copies of CS3. Apparently if you got in contact with them when they first announced the retirement they were giving out activation-free installers to people who could prove ownership. It'd be lovely if someone has these archived somewhere for those of us that weren't quick enough.

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