If you already own a license for Cubase 5 (or a newer version like Cubase 10, 11, or 12), you are legally entitled to run previous versions. Steinberg Forums Steinberg Support:
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The year is 2012. You are in a dimly lit bedroom, the hum of a bulky PC tower filling the air. Professional DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software costs hundreds of dollars—money you don’t have. You navigate to a flickering forum thread or a shadowy torrent site, and there it is: the repack. If you already own a license for Cubase