Selling a 2009 Mac with FCP and Mountain Lion?

I am selling my 2009 iMac and I would like to reset it to the factory settings, BUT I would like to also keep Final Cut Studio and Mountain Lion on it. Is this possible? If not, is there a work-around?

As for the OS (Mountain Lion), no you cannot. Unfortunately, the license is not transferable for any OS purchased at the app store. You will need to erase and reinstall the original OS; if you leave ML on it, the buyer will never be able to reinstall as the purchase/license is tied to your Apple ID forever. You also need to give the buyer the original install disks. I'd tell the buyer that I've discounted the price by $20 so he can buy ML with his own Apple ID since it wouldn't work with my ID.
If you purchased Final Cut on retail disks, then yes, you are allowed to sell or transfer those as long as you do not retain a copy, and you must give the disks to the buyer. It won't do him any good without the disks in case there needs to be a reinstall. If you purchased it at the app store, the same license applies: any app purchased at the app store is not transferable and will not work reliably as Apple's servers would be able to detect its presence on another machine with a different ID.
There is no workaround - this is what is required legally; if you wish to do something else, no one here is going to suggest anything as we would be violating the ToU of these forums.

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