Hello I got this mac a while ago. I may have to reinstall I got the copied CD from my tech will this work? or do I need to use the original if so were can i get this? 
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What exact Mac do you have?
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And what does the DVD say exactly?
Identify your Mac and Mac OS X version, visualised in a more elaborate image
Identify your Mac and Mac OS X version using this 25 second video tutorial (3MB, .mp4, H.264)
And what does the DVD say exactly?
And what is written on the DVD?
And here are some guides:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1545
http://macs.about.com/od/leopard105/ss/installleopard.htm
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All I want to know is, what is written on that CD or DVD.
Your iMac came with 10.4.2 or later (Tiger), and you must have used a Retail version of 10.5 Leopard to install your current OS, or the person you got it from.