Hello List! I recently went on Google to find a "cheap" copy of Cakewalk-Sonar 8.0 Producer Edition and was able to find one from a well-known Software Company; however, when I installed the program, with the supplied serial key being accepted, the program asked me to register the product with the Cakewalk-Sonar Company by getting a registration code via email from their site. I put the registration info into their registration form, but the cakewalk company rejected the code as not legitimate for the product I was trying to register. Meanwhile, I actually purchased the 8.5 upgrade/update with the serial key supplied by the internet company I purchased the product from. I didn't buy the product from cakewalk-sonar, but they tell me I have thirty days to register the product. Why should I have to register with them when I bought the product from someone else. The company I purchased the product from looked just like them in their offerings, along with many other products. I take it I only have to register once, but my upgrade product is also linked to the rejected serial key. I paid only about half their asking price for the product. I don't feel I should be responsible for their product sales. I take it that all they want us to register for is to provide us with free upgrades and info. That is fine and I have purchased an upgrade from Dancing Dots, which should be registered with them; this, however, does not help with the old full copy of cakewalk-sonar 8.0 producer edition. I want to use my legally purchased program without having to hear their registration message each time I open the product.
What is my remedy for this situation. How can we tell what copy of a product is legitimate or not? I may sue them if they try to cancel my duly and legally purchased software because my number does not match one in their database; if I had bought it from them, I guess I would have a number in their database. Question: What is the work-around for this. That program cost from $300 to $600 at their full price; I got it for around $99, plus $15 for the upgrade to 8.3. Solution: If I can't get them to accept my serial key, I guess I may have to purchase or find a full copy, with a registered serial key with them from sonewhere. If any knows of a company that sells this product at a similar price as I got it for, please let me know. James Robinson To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
