I have downloaded Lion illegally and now I decided to stop piracy!!

How can I buy the OS when it's already installed?? The last choice would be downgrading and then upgrade legally, but this will be a huge waste of time.
From the appStore it's marked as installed, Is there any other way than redownloading the whole OS again. I just want to give Apple their money.

I see. Well, I did a bit of research, and you can check out this article if you want:
http://www.macgasm.net/2011/06/13/reinstall-lion-disc/
It does say though:
" Apple is now presumably tracking who has Lion on their Apple account, and denying you access if you haven’t paid for it on that account. "
Piracy is illegal, but you might want to just let this one slip. I don't know what happens if Apple finds out that you haven't paid for Lion. Maybe they'll just charge you, maybe they wont (thus leaving you without an OS) and maybe you'll get a fine. It's up to you, but I think apple will do fine without your $29.99

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