Upgrade from another computer's install disc?

Sorry if this has been asked before. I'll be more than happy with a link to another thread.
I have a brand new iBook G4 with iLife '06. I also have a iMac G5 from last year with iMovie HD ('05?). Is it poss to transfer '06 from the iBook to the iMac? If so, just by using the install disc? And I suppose I have to ask - is it a good idea? I just fancy using the new themes, etc.
Thanks.
20 inch iMac (Rev B) Mac OS X (10.4.5) I GB RAM

Well there's nothing stopping me buying an upgrade disc and using it on the two machines. I just wondered if I could do the same with the discs that actually came with the machine. I mean, it's not like I'm ripping the disc. I had to buy the new machine. And ironically the newer software is on the less-modern, albeit newer, machine.
But this is all irrelevant as you're no doubt correct.
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