Final Cut Pro HD effects are 'locked'

I am going through the 'surfer' tutorial in FCP, but when I try to apply the effects, I cant because it seems that they are locked.
How would I go about unlocking them?
Thanks

Well, if I go to the effects menu on the top bar, they are grayed out and I can't select them.
If I try to click and drag them via the Effects bin, I can't. Additionally, all of the effects folders have a little lock symbol on them.
Is it because I haven't registered FCP yet? (the computer that it's on doesn't have net access yet)

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