iLife 04 on Two Macs

[insomniaut]

Can I install iLife 04 on both of my Macs within the terms of the license? I am fairly certain that I can install it, but I prefer to respect licensing terms.

Thanks.

 

[Instigator]

Seeing as Apple is offering a Family Pack version of iLife '04, I would have to say that the $49.00 is a single license and is to be treated as such, so if you want to stay legit buy the Family Pack for $79, which allows for 5 computers in the same household.

 

[gigglebyte]

that is fine...when you purchase ilife you are mostly just getting all the sw on a single CD and most of the sw is available for a free download so there shouldn't be any issues

 

[Instigator]

Actually there would be since it seems like GarageBand and iDVD will NOT be available for download, or at least iDVD never has in the past, which will point you back to purchasing it if you want those 2 programs legit.

 

[insomniaut]

Very cool. I appreciate the help.

 

[gigglebyte]

yeah but new systems come with the sw loaded and for iDVD if you comp has a SD then it should have come with iDVD already installed

 

[Instigator]

that still leaves GarageBand unaccounted for, and the way he's talking he already has the Macs which means his will not come with it and didn't mention buying another machine, so basically if he wants GB he needs to buy the family pack, if not then don't.

 

[insomniaut]

For clarification:

I have two Macs at home now (17" iMac G4, 12" iBook G4). I am going to buy a copy of iLife 04 online this weekend. Many software packages (Office, Studio MX, etc.) allow use on more than one Mac (typically 2-3) for a single user. The one user part is a big part of this in most cases.

 

[Instigator]

For something like that it seems would be in the fine print of the Agreement which you wouldn't get to until you bought it and started to install it.

And if it's a MS product that would allow that you may not have read all the fine print that says, "If you install this on multiple machines and intend on one user to use said product it may only be done so when there is a blue full moon along with the offering of your first-born child."

 

[fibroptikl]

Actually from what I am hearing iPhoto and iMovie will no longer be available for free download. GarageBand will not be free either, and iDVD only if you buy iLife.

And I've never heard of such a company offering an install for more than one computer with only one license.

Macromedia -Customer ServiceTechNotes:Studio installation

 

[insomniaut]

Here is a reference on Office allowing multips computers:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/officex/howtobuy/howtobuy.aspx?pid=studentteacher

Also, I have called many vendors that allow a laptop/desktop installation for one user only. MS Office has had this in retail versions for a long time. Student versions sometimes get special treatment, but "single user" licensing is not at all uncommon.

 

[Instigator]

Example of MS's "user-based" licensing:

Server 2003 has the capability to buy user-based licensing or hardware licensing, if you get user-based if you ever get rid of that user you lose that license, hummmm....no thanks. Not that this applies to you but that's the kind of wierd crap they do with their licensing.