Registration of MAC OFFICE 2004

[saladiro]

hello, My sister goes to school in Pensylvania, she purchased a MAC and office 2004 along with it. This is what the eddition she purchased through here school said "Note: this software can be purchased only by students of the University of XXXX. For Office licensing for XXXX faculty and staff members,"
1) if she gives me the CD, can I put office 2004 in my PC

2) if yes to Q1, can I register it?

3) if I cant register it, what are the disadvantages

Please let me know

[robbieduncan]

1) Yes, but not legally. You will be breaking the contract you make between yourself and Microsoft by accepting the licensing conditions. This may make you legally responsible for damages to them.

2) Probably, registration does not really do much: it's not activation.

3) None that I know of

Note that Office has this really nice behaviour of searching on the local subnet for users sharing license keys and preventing two users using once license at once. If your sister is on the same subnet as you only one of you will be able to launch ANY Office app as long as the other user has an one of the apps launched.

Edit to add: I assume you are using PC generically. You cannot install Office for the Mac on Windows.

[Cromulent]

hello, My sister goes to school in Pensylvania, she purchased a MAC and office 2004 along with it. This is what the eddition she purchased through here school said "Note: this software can be purchased only by students of the University of XXXX. For Office licensing for XXXX faculty and staff members,"
1) if she gives me the CD, can I put office 2004 in my PC

2) if yes to Q1, can I register it?

3) if I cant register it, what are the disadvantages

Please let me know

It says purchase not use so should be fine, double check the small print though. I also doubt that they (Microsoft) would demand that you remove the software once you have left University. Just don't install it on more than one computer.

Edit : I see the install on more than one computer argument is not relevant according to robbieduncan.

[Eraserhead]

You can't install Office 2004 on a PC, it only works on Macs.

[robbieduncan]

It says purchase not use. I also doubt that they (Microsoft) would demand that you remove the software once you have left University. Just don't install it on more than one computer.

Actually it says "For Office licensing for XXXX faculty and staff members". This is in addition to the purchasing clause. So once you are no longer faculty or staff the license expires and you breaching the contract between yourself and MS again.

I have a similar deal on very cheap Office from work. It is very clear in the license that were I to leave my job MS would expect me to either buy a real retail license or remove the software.

[robbieduncan]

Edit : I see the install on more than one computer argument is not relevant according to robbieduncan.

Well it sort of still is. If the sister is on a different subnet then both copies would run, but this would be outside the license.

It's also very simple to get around this (although I'm not going to say how).

[Cromulent]

Well it sort of still is. If the sister is on a different subnet then both copies would run, but this would be outside the license.

It's also very simple to get around this (although I'm not going to say how).

Doesn't take a genius :). Common sense I guess is the order of the day. I guess you were right about the licensing.

[MisterMe]

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2) Probably, registration does not really do much: it's not activation.

...Activation is much worse than registration and Office 2004 requires activation. However, the Students & Teachers bundle allows three activations for each license.

[saladiro]

1) Yes, but not legally. You will be breaking the contract you make between yourself and Microsoft by accepting the licensing conditions. This may make you legally responsible for damages to them.

2) Probably, registration does not really do much: it's not activation.

3) None that I know of

Note that Office has this really nice behaviour of searching on the local subnet for users sharing license keys and preventing two users using once license at once. If your sister is on the same subnet as you only one of you will be able to launch ANY Office app as long as the other user has an one of the apps launched.

Edit to add: I assume you are using PC generically. You cannot install Office for the Mac on Windows.

, I will be using a MAC....How do I know if we are on the same subnet? if she isin PA and I am in NY can I assume i am safe?

[jeremy.king]

, I will be using a MAC....How do I know if we are on the same subnet? if she isin PA and I am in NY can I assume i am safe?

Oh, in that case you would be on the same subnet...:rolleyes:

Now stop asking how to circumvent licenses and buy your own damn copy!!!