Tim 45
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 05:42 PM |
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Anonymous Poll
So out of those who have photoshop or similar do you have it legally, or not?
Or do you choose free equivalents like The GIMP?
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 06:39 PM |
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Neither, ebayed an Imac and it had the full photoshop CS2 suite on it! And others programs adding up to £2,500 of stuff. Oh and a £1200 Imac. All for
the princely sum of £620  Happy days indeed!
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donut
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 07:11 PM |
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So if you buy a PC with copied software on (all be it unknowingly) are you braking the law by having it on your PC?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 07:36 PM |
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You probably are if you use it, but knowing how laywers work, you'd have to prove you didn't know about it being copied if caught! Not too
sure on this one though. If in doubt blame the former owner.
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Alan B
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 07:37 PM |
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Prefer Paintshop Pro TBH....
90% of the functionality for 10% of the price
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907
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 08:44 PM |
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I have Photoshop Elements.
About £36. It does everything I need to do.
Paul G
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 09:01 PM |
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That's the bonus point. Was going to be getting a "cheap" version from where the other half works as a print techy. However, they
'only' use CS1. Wouldn't ever go and actually pay for something like a full verions of cs. Sod that, far to much money. I am
building a locost after all.
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ned
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 09:41 PM |
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had photoshop once for a short period and never got into it. fireworks is good for web stuff, used trial editions of paintshop pro for a while but now
i use the gimp.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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rusty
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 09:43 PM |
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When you buy software a lot of it says the licence is non transferable.
SO does this mean
A) You can only install it on one computer and if you get a new one you have to buy another copy.
Or
B) you can not sell the software on to someobe elese even if you no longer us it
Or
C) You can not sell a computer with it installed and it to someoneelse
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Tim 45
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| posted on 23/3/06 at 04:42 PM |
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b)
and c if you keep the discs intending to reinstall on another computer.) I think that it is the person to whom it is non transferrable, ie you cannot
sell an already registered copy, rather than single use only.
[Edited on 23/3/06 by Tim 45]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/3/06 at 04:59 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Tim 45
b)
IIRC, Microsoft lost on exactly this point recently when failed to try to kill a thriving market for second hand licenses.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/3/06 at 05:09 PM |
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I use Serif Photoplus which cost me £30 with a manual and extras disk and it does everything I need for editing pictures.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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