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Tim 45

posted on 22/3/06 at 05:42 PM Reply With Quote
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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

posted on 22/3/06 at 06:39 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 22/3/06 at 07:11 PM Reply With Quote
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?





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DIY Si

posted on 22/3/06 at 07:36 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 22/3/06 at 07:37 PM Reply With Quote
Prefer Paintshop Pro TBH....

90% of the functionality for 10% of the price

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907

posted on 22/3/06 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
I have Photoshop Elements.

About £36. It does everything I need to do.

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DIY Si

posted on 22/3/06 at 09:01 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 22/3/06 at 09:41 PM Reply With Quote
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.





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rusty

posted on 22/3/06 at 09:43 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/3/06 at 04:42 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/3/06 at 04:59 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/3/06 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
I use Serif Photoplus which cost me £30 with a manual and extras disk and it does everything I need for editing pictures.





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