Is Adobe's legal team highly concerned about this breach? Probably not. The concept of abandonware is not legal unless the rightful owner states it's free for the taking. I'm tired of the population here that attempts to convince themselves and others that their is some ethical justification of illegally acquiring intellectual property. I think you're delusional in rationalizing the illegal use of a program. If you're being honest, I'll honest here. As to the mods, you will notice that in the original post on this they removed the links. Oh sure, the chance that someone from Adobe legal is going to come after you over a decade old app is not likely. And the Macrumors moderating staff cares too. I stand by my statements.Īs to 'who cares'. In pointing out the potential legal issue with using the software without having bought a license I am helping forum users - a point you neglected to mention in your OP and by suggesting that the software was free to use simply because the serial number was posted. It is illegal to use them without having ever purchased them to begin with.Īnd, yes, Adobe stopped selling CS2 over a half decade ago.ĭid you read the statement I made about Adobe not preventing anyone from downloading the installers? It's not illegal to download them, you are correct. Since newer versions of Photoshop and CS aren't supported on PPC anyway, and CS2 can do 99% of what the newer versions can, this might help some of you who want to be a bit creative! (CS3 was the last to be fully PPC compatible)Ĭlick to expand.Free to download yes. Simply go here (you need to create a free Adobe ID to access the links): If you scroll down you can also download Photoshop on its own. They had a problem with their activation servers so they shut them down and made CS2 free to download. Hey guys, I just wanted to share something that might help a few of you!Īdobe has put up CS2 Master Collection (including photoshop) to download for free on their official website. PLEASE DON'T REPLY ABOUT LEGALITY/BUSINESS TACTICS/WHY COMPANIES ARE RIPPING YOU OFF/OH NO ADOBE/SOME OTHER BS, because NO-ONE CARES.
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