Pace Anti-Piracy and CS5?

[munickster]

Just wondering if anybody else sees a Pace Anti-Piracy folder and files after installing and configuring PPro CS5 on a 64 bit Win 7 system. I noticed the folder in a few places including [user]/AppData/Roaming. I had just done a system image so I reverted to a point where CS5 Production Premium was installed and all products updated, but PPro had not yet been started for the first time. I started all other apps first, but no Anti-Piracy folders. Then, as soon as I opened PPro to configure it, the folders showed up again. There is very little information about it anywhere except that Pace advertises Adobe as a client. Adobe Forum search produced no hits.

Any thoughts?

Dick

[Paul LS]

Hi Dick, I have the Pace Anti-Piracy folder in my Premiere Pro CS5 /AppData/Roaming folder.

[Bob]

FYI, Pace Anti-Piracy is used for software, not media. It provides the basis for the try before you buy capability and product activation. I don't know if Adobe is now using it exclusively or in conjunction with their prior activation schema. A number of software companies use it to protect their software from theft.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

Hi Dick, I have the Pace Anti-Piracy folder in my Premiere Pro CS5 /AppData/Roaming folder.

Yup. Me too.

[munickster]

Thanks for checking, guys. Apparently I can to proceed with the PPro configuration without any worries, although just the fact that the folder is there makes me feel like I have one of those Prisoner-release ankle bracelet devices on my leg - Big Brother is watching me. I think I'll go make an aluminum foil hat now...

Dick