So a guy offers $70 for CS4 on Craig's List...

Allow my naivete to shine like a beacon here, but what does this probably entail besides the fact that it's used (The guy told me that it was Not an educational/academic version, which is what I'm looking for)?
Will the Adobe Police grab me? Would my new $70 program not work? Again, all Pride goes out the window with this inquiry; Be Gentle!
Aiiiiee

On behalf of Adobe ...
If you "believe that it is pirated or stolen" then if you use such software, depending upon the legal jurisdiction, you are committing a felony and may be subject to criminal and/or civil prosecution. The software may or may not "work" - we've seen early beta copies of Adobe software sold by the unscrupulous. The software may have been infected with bots, viruses, or who knows what. It may fail to properly activate.
- Dov

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