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I'm not sure how does that work legally. For example you can still download the installer directly from them [0] and it's an universal one. If you don't have a

I'm not sure how does that work legally. For example you can still download the installer directly from them [0] and it's an universal one. If you don't have a key it works in trial mode, if you do have one you can unlock the full version. http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flash/esd/flashmx2004_trial_en_win.zip http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flash/esd/flashmx2004_tri...

grishka 6y ago
You can download the installer from an Adobe server, and Adobe also provides the key to activate it, with no payment or authentication required. Nowhere does it say you need to have paid for it back when they sold it. In my opinion, this means they're officially giving it away for free. FWIW you could also consider it abandonware because, again, it's not sold any more so you can't pay for it even if you wanted to.
artursapek 6y ago
Are you really that worried that Adobe will come after you for illegally using 2004 era software that they've abandoned?
- kbenson 6y ago
  Out of the companies I would be worri d would come after me for software, or even accidentally come after me for something like this busy just follow through because they have whole procedures and teams for this, Abode would be one of those companies. If nothing else, it would be used to justify the search if they went after you and used to claim you did something wrong and cover someone's ass at the company. Adobe is the developer of one of the most pirated pieces of software on the planet. I wouldn't put it past them to be a little trigger happy. For personal use, I imagine you're pretty safe, but if it's a business, even a single person consultancy, who knows?
daveFNbuck 6y ago
What law would be violated if you download software from Adobe and use the activation key they've provided to activate it? That's normally how you get software legally.

grishka 6y ago

You can download the installer from an Adobe server, and Adobe also provides the key to activate it, with no payment or authentication required. Nowhere does it say you need to have paid for it back when they sold it. In my opinion, this means they're officially giving it away for free. FWIW you could also consider it abandonware because, again, it's not sold any more so you can't pay for it even if you wanted to.

artursapek 6y ago

Are you really that worried that Adobe will come after you for illegally using 2004 era software that they've abandoned?

kbenson 6y ago
Out of the companies I would be worri d would come after me for software, or even accidentally come after me for something like this busy just follow through because they have whole procedures and teams for this, Abode would be one of those companies. If nothing else, it would be used to justify the search if they went after you and used to claim you did something wrong and cover someone's ass at the company. Adobe is the developer of one of the most pirated pieces of software on the planet. I wouldn't put it past them to be a little trigger happy. For personal use, I imagine you're pretty safe, but if it's a business, even a single person consultancy, who knows?

daveFNbuck 6y ago

What law would be violated if you download software from Adobe and use the activation key they've provided to activate it? That's normally how you get software legally.