Would this be ok?

Hi I tried to download the Photoshop CS5 trial but it sat on Please wait for like an hour. Would it be ok to torrent CS5 then only use it for 30 days and get rid of it??

asked Mar 14 '11 at 17:49

ryebread761
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Thank you all for your advise I think i will try some of your suggestions for downloading the trial.

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:47) ryebread761

Just redownloaded the trial installer "download assistant" and it will not even move past the enter info page. F*** ADOBE!!!!!!!

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:53) ryebread761

See my answer below to help

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:57) TheTechDude

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4	I would suggest not to use illegal manner for legal doings. Probably should reboot the computer, check if its 64 bit, and retry it. answered Mar 14 '11 at 17:57 kevin ♦♦ 35.7k●160●316●589

I would recommended trying to download it again. Maybe wait a day or two. Or reset your modem. Torrenting can be traced back to you. And if you got the copy illegal it really doesn't matter how long you have it installed.

Also, it might be the way you are downloading the file try using a different browser.

EDIT: When you see this window click "Download the files directly"

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answered Mar 14 '11 at 21:17

TheTechDude
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edited Mar 14 '11 at 21:57

When I downloaded the trial it cam e with some download assistant thing...

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:45) ryebread761

There is way I think to from the assistant that you can just download the file and not use the assistant. Also, when I was trying out CS5 to see if I wanted to buy it I had problems using Chrome and was able to with IE.

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:47) TheTechDude

I never saw that window. Will try from windows was using Mac OS X.

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:11) ryebread761

That might help. Btu then you will have the Windows version and won't be able to use it in Mac OS X. What web browser were you using?

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:12) TheTechDude

I don't mind and I am using chrome on each windows is working.

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:44) ryebread761

Well that is good...I guess

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:51) TheTechDude

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Actually, many people post trial versions as torrents. So as long as the download says Trial in the filename or description, you would be good to go. In fact, I believe the installer for CS5 is in this manner - where if you dont have the serial on install, it's the trial version.

So, no, I don't believe this is illegal.

answered Mar 15 '11 at 02:21

Duodave
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Well I got the trial to work... now on windows not OS X and thats how the installer worked. Have not installed yet because I needed to free HD space first.

(Mar 15 '11 at 09:18) ryebread761

Should be totally fine. No worries, even after the 30 days.. remember The person you are getting the torrent from is the only one that can get into trouble. They go after distributors more than users. Hope I helped.

answered Mar 14 '11 at 17:55

Jameel Alayyan
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Thank you however to keep myself completely legal I think i will delete photoshop after 30 days...

(Mar 14 '11 at 17:56) ryebread761

Ok sounds good. You're welcome.

(Mar 14 '11 at 17:59) Jameel Alayyan

What you are advising is illegal.

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:16) TheTechDude

TheTechDude is right. You're advertising illegal activity, we don't condone that here.

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:25) Mattophobia ♦♦

No.. I am not.

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:44) Jameel Alayyan

Yes you are, and its both moderators saying it now.

(Mar 15 '11 at 00:53) kevin ♦♦

Instead of teaming up to appear important show him the rules and be done with it. And you should say "Illegal according to my laws". Maybe he doesn't live in your country you know?

(Mar 15 '11 at 08:02) Alekz

I believe getting photoshop totally free and keeping it for a long time is illegal pretty much anywhere.

(Mar 15 '11 at 09:13) ryebread761

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0	Make sure to disable any pop-up blocking add-ons in your browser as well. It wreaked havoc when I was downloading the Photoshop trial on my mom's laptop. answered Mar 14 '11 at 23:05 Gorkon5567 2.5k●27●37●68

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I don't appreciate being told that my suggestion is "Illegal". If it was not tolerated here, or my answer was bad a moderator would have warned me. Anyways just wanted to share that. Also it isn't really illegal unless you are distributing the software.

answered Mar 14 '11 at 22:49

Jameel Alayyan
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So it is not illegal to get something for free. If I use your analogy then if someone walks into a store ans steals something it is the stores fault because they were the one suppling it. Find my a law that states otherwise and I will state I am wrong but you are out numbered.

(Mar 14 '11 at 22:54) TheTechDude

You have mislead me. I expect quality and trustable answers here at the lockergnome folks. You were misleading me into illegal activity. Therefore you will be on me naughty list for a while.

(Mar 14 '11 at 23:02) ryebread761

Oh come on.. I was not misleading you. It also depends on which country you in though.

(Mar 15 '11 at 02:17) Jameel Alayyan

@ryebread761 if you already knew the answer then why did you ask and then bash this answer?

(Mar 15 '11 at 07:59) Alekz

I had many other answers telling me the opposite of this answer including two mods. Who do I think I should trust now?

(Mar 15 '11 at 09:16) ryebread761

A moderator did tell you that it was bad. Two of us in fact.

"File Sharing - There will be no discussions of or links to torrenting sites. While we understand that the sites/software themselves are not illegal, most of what they are used to download IS illegal. Please do not discuss where to find the newest movie or music online "for free," share links to your favorite torrent sites, etc." - You were discussing downloading and keeping something illegally.

(Mar 15 '11 at 09:32) Mattophobia ♦♦

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No. Using any form of Torrents is,

Illegal
Dangerous to your computer

So again, using any form of Torrents is not a good idea. It's very possible that your computer has slow internet access. If that's the case, it's going to naturally take a long time to download a file such as Photoshop.

answered Mar 14 '11 at 21:11

TechJohnson
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Torrents themselves are not illegal it is that people use them for bad things. People could use them to get a Linux distribution quickly and that is legal. It even says to in the FAQ:

"While we understand that the sites/software[Torrents] themselves are not illegal"

It is just that they are used in a bad way.

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:15) TheTechDude

Torrents are not illegal, they're just used for bad reasons. Once again, TheTechDude is right on the money. High-Five

(Mar 14 '11 at 21:26) Mattophobia ♦♦

Torrents are not illegal, if people use it for illegal purposes that's another story. Some LEGAL download pages use torrents. They are not dangerous, unless you are downloading loads of porn movies from unknown websites, now that's dangerous. Your answer is totally blind.

(Mar 15 '11 at 10:07) Patxi

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