Copyright is specific. Ownership can be transferred unless otherwise
specifically stated . So if your son gave you the original discs and
documentation and you are now the sole holder of the registration code
you legally own the software and there should be no problem. I think
its a good approach to take.
For me its an ethical issue. I don't use non-legal copies of software
as they are the result of someone's labours. Whether its a big
insensitive and opportunistic company or someone struggling to make a
go of things the laws are the same. Copyright is a method of protecting
someone's intellectual contribution and helping them gain credit
remuneration or whatever. Their integrity or lack thereof is of no
concern to me in measuring what I think is right. In most cases if I
don't like them I don't need to patronize them. Others get my support
but I don't flex principles based on irritation.
Bob
On May 10, 2006, at 14:18, Walt Wayman wrote:
> I know, from previous rants and rages, that some folks here are really
> touchy on the subject of software piracy. Some of us who have wasted
> money on and been ripped of by crappy software aren't nearly as
> concerned. Revenge, besides being a dish best served cold, is also
> sweet.
>
> But, anyway, my son, at the obviously immature and judgmentally
> impaired age of 41, has switched to the Mac side, and, therefore, had
> to buy Photoshop CS all over again. Yesterday, he gave me his PC
> copy, which I have now installed on my new super Dell. So, does that
> make me a pirate? The recipient of a legitimate gift? Just part of
> the family? A legal Photoshop user? An asshole?
>
> Don't answer that last one. But should I try to register and/or
> download updates? If they come for me, may I shoot them before they
> kick in the front door, or do I have to wait until they're inside?
>
> This thing looks too complicated for the simple-minded, anyway. Too
> many bells and whistles that, like stems and seeds, are things that I
> don't need. I have managed to move the scratch files to D, though.
> Am I zooming up the learning curve, or what?
>
> Walt
>
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