Serial Number is "not valid" after switching to a new computer

I just upgraded from an old white Intel iMac to a new 27" iMac, and after I moved all my files over with the Migration Assistant, my Final Cut Studio doesn't work. It asks me for a serial number, I put in the one I've been using forever, and it says it's not valid.
Any idea what's going on? I'm working with the new version of Studio, if it matters, and it's going it when I try to open any of the programs included in the suite.

1. Never EVER migrate pro apps.
2. see #1.
3. see #2.
Time for an erase of the software (look up Digital Rebellions FCS remover) and do a clean installation of the FCS suite. If that doesn't work, do a complete erase of the system hard drive and install everything from scratch.
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