Selling my Mac

Hi guys,
Apologies if this isn't the correct forum but just wanted to check something real quick. Love the look of the new thin iMacs and this got me thinking that it's about time to upgrade my aging computer (24" 1st gen Aluminium iMac). The computer still runs pretty good but I'd like to do a complete wipe of the HDD and fresh install of Mac OS and associated apps prior to sale.
I'm happy with how to wipe and do a fresh install using the actual CD version of OS X (last disk verion I bought was Snow Leapord) but my question is - is it allowed for me to do a wipe/fresh install of Snow Leapord and then download and upgrade to Lion? I bought the electronic version of Lion and as far as I'm concerned that should mean that I 'own' it and can sell the computer with that upgrade. However, if I do this, will the OS still work once I've unauthorized the computer from my Apple Account? Or will this kill the install of Lion?
Same question for iLife and iWorks - I paid to upgrade to the newer versions of these over the years so can I now do a fresh install or are these now also linked to my Apple ID?
Thanks for any help you can give!

Anything downloaded from the App store is linked to your Apple ID. You can't pass on the Lion installation.
You don't 'own' the software; you bought a licence to use it. That licence comes with restrictions.
You should install the original OS from the DVDs supplied with the Mac when you bought it, and leave the Mac at the Welcome screen (switch off by holding down the power button) ready for the new owner to create his/her account.
The grey DVDs are part of the package and should be passed on with the Mac (they're no use for any other model).
If you wish, you can pass on the Snow Leopard DVD for the new owner to install, but in that case you must no longer have a copy on any of your Macs that was installed from that DVD.
Your new Mac will come with Mountain Lion pre-installed, and you should be able to re-download the iLife and iWork Apps from the App Store for free if they were bought from there in the first place.
I can't tell you if DVD versions of iLife or iWork in ML; I suspect not, but may work if migrated during setup from the old Mac and then updated via software update. (Need someone who uses ML to clarify that).

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