Purchasing serial number

Does it matter if a serial number is used to register the game with a different name than the name used to purchase it?  Even though I got the game for free as a beta tester, I just purchased a serial number for a friend as a gift.  It will still work even if he registers with his name, right?  I just wanted to make sure.

if it's anything like Saira then it doesn't matter.

Of course you could always try it, it doesn't connect to the internet or anything.

Like Saira, it doesn't seem to care, as long as it is a valid code.