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Article #12244Re: Buying Adobe CS4 in the UK
From: j
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:13
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:13
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Gordon <gordon.mcvey@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Feb 2, 7:24 pm, j...@macunlimited.net (j) wrote: > > > > Does anyone know the full legal position on ordering US Adobe software > > and registering it in the UK? > > > > It probably falls under "Grey market: selling. But who gives a shit > really? If the copy you have after buying it from them is recognised > by Adobe as valid then that's good enough for me. It would be like if > you went over yourself and bought a copy from a shop there, if they > refused to let you do that there'd be an almighty stink. > > The site itself might be on legally shaky ground, but I don't think > you'd be personally. It's not so much that I'm worried about being prosecuted, more that I'd lose �750 or end up with software that couldn't be activated, updated, etc. As there's a lot of money involved I need to know what my chances are of everything going smoothly. But an extra �250 seems a lot for a bit of peace of mind.
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Subject: Re: Buying Adobe CS4 in the UK
From: j1@macunlimited.net (j)
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:13:07 +0000
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