photoshop 7 purchase

[John_Wise]

I see this advertised relatively cheaply at some auction type sites. Any problems that one can have doing this? Hope it's okay to ask that here. If not, I am sorry.

[benihana]

firstly you need to find out if its genuine cds being offered - if they seem extremely cheap then probably not.

then id contact adobe and ask about license transfers - they should be able to tell the exact situation

ben

[John_Wise]

I see many academic editions being offered. I am not a student nor an instructor. And are academic editions equipped with the same capabilities as a regular version?
Thanks very much again.

[too much information]

I bought an acedemic version of AutoCAD once. It was a fully functional version, but every print included a string of text across the drawing saying "Edcuational Use Only"

I couldn't even turn the drawings in for class with that on them. I had to take the file to the lab and print it on campus. It was a waste of $350.

I know AutoDesk is the WORST for doing things like that. (For Example: a hardware lock for each license, each new version is incompatable with the previous, etc.) but because of that experience I won't take a chance on acedemic versions ever again.

[benihana]

working at a university i use a number of different educational only versions of software. ive never had any problems with any restrictions.

however, unless you are involved with education somehow, you still wouldnt technically be licensed.

ben

[balinor]

Be very careful and read the fine print on those Ebay and other auction sites auctions. In order to legally purchase an academic copy, you are required to show proof of being academic (student id, university id, etc). If a vendor isn't asking for that proof, chances are you are going to be considered a software pirate.

I'm actually really surprised that Adobe doesn't crack down on the auctions more. I have heard that they are starting to use on-line validation to make sure you don't have a cracked copy of their software. Best bet is to just buy a good used, non-academic copy of an older version (say 5.0 or something), get the license transferred and buy an upgrade.

[racer_x]

Make sure you find out exaclty what is being sold.

Sometimes they will sell an earlier version of Photoshop together with an upgrade to Photoshop 7. Which is perfectly legal, but a hassle when you have to re-install the software.

[HughMungus]

Sometimes they will sell an earlier version of Photoshop together with an upgrade to Photoshop 7. Which is perfectly legal, but a hassle when you have to re-install the software

Is that legal? Curious.

[tfanelli]

I have used the Academic version of Photoshop and it is identical to the full version. Under the license agreement you cannot use it for professional development and use.