No, it's not true. You can use it without activation. Please send us link to place where you have an information that you can not use the plugin without activation because it's very interesting.
I am seeing the same issue in our dashboard as well. It says that the plug-in is not activated. When I put in the purchase code it doesn't work. Looks like we can use Slider Revolution though, as it's possible to import slider templates. At this point it's mostly a nuisance looking at the bolded red font saying it's not activated. Any chance this will be fixed?
purchase codes (license keys) are not included for plugins which are bundled into theme. It’s because of Themeforest license & agreements. This applies to all themes of course. However, there is no need to use this code because the plugins are fully functional without it. If you want, you can read more details about this on Envato forum:
P.S. Not found message means that you didn't watched our instructional video nor read any of Announcements where this has been explained. You simply didn't imported slider and that's why got this message
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purchase codes (license keys) are not included for plugins which are bundled into theme. It’s because of Themeforest license & agreements. This applies to all themes of course. However, there is no need to use this code because the plugins are fully functional without it. If you want, you can read more details about this on Envato forum:
http://themeforest.net/forums/thread/dont-work-my-purchase-code-stardust-w-revolution-slider/186285
P.S. Not found message means that you didn't watched our instructional video nor read any of Announcements where this has been explained. You simply didn't imported slider and that's why got this message
Thanks!