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Now let's see..
A piece of software costs $100 or so.. and a blank CDR costs $0.50. Which would be more devastating to lose?

Of course I back up my software. Only people who havn't lost a piece of software due to overuse, and then (futilly) attempted to get a replacement from the manufacturer can be as ignorant as you.

Also works well with CD collections.. (thankfully it's never happened to me..) but how many times have I heard of someone who lost hundreds of dollars of (LEGAL, and I don't believe it's appropriate for you to presume I would use this software for illegal purposes) CDs when their car was broken into? (A friend of mine works for an auto insurance company.. and good luck trying to get any money out of them!)
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Live On!  rdwhitti | 06/15/04
Backups?  d_jedi | 06/15/04
No way  Levelhead | 06/16/04
Confusion  SC-man | 06/16/04
Safe place?  ykpauha@... | 06/16/04
backup  Levelhead | 06/16/04
backup  SC-man | 06/16/04
So since YOU don't ever have a need for it...  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
I never used to back up my CDs or DVDs  voska | 06/16/04
practiced or not...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Now let's see..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Mandatory exchange  bjornafreeman@... | 06/16/04
Not a chance  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Slowly but surely killing fair use  CobraA1 | 06/16/04
This reminds me my old C-64 days  Mr Conductor | 06/16/04
HOW ELSE DO I PROTECT MY INVESTMENT?!?  xunil skcor | 06/16/04
Well...  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Ah....  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Then I expect DVD price drop by 50% so I can buy 2 (NT)  voska | 06/16/04
Re: HOW ELSE DO I PROTECT MY INVESTMENT?!?  btonesr | 06/24/04
a GOOD reason for "back-up copies".  ima big pirate | 06/16/04
Buwahahaha, Someone named ima big pirate crying about fair use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
no more than your handle *heh* (nt)  ryusen | 06/16/04
Consumers sue back  FilledOut | 06/16/04
Righty Deserved  Brian | 06/16/04
common sense approach? Imagine that!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Come on!  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Rant all you want, it doesn't matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Please see my post below "Not Me"  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
excepting for the fact that they are deny us a legal right  ryusen | 06/16/04
Depends on the company  voska | 06/16/04
The problem is..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Time for a lawsuit  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
You are proof positive of that!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
PLEASE, read my posts more carefully  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
My bad, I apologize.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
The world is full of morons  voska | 06/16/04
Absolutely  Mike Hunt | 06/16/04
OT gun control...  ryusen | 06/16/04
I agree  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Not entirely true  voska | 06/16/04
Question  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Oh yeah, almost forgot  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
FACT: In OZ, no firearms DOES = lower gun crime!  Oz_dart_z | 07/25/04
Now, on the completely unrelated issue of gun control..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Unrelated indeed  Spoon Jabber | 06/17/04
Come on, pull your head out of the sand people.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Not me!  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Think of it like this  voska | 06/16/04
In any case, the law needs to settle this and not  FilledOut | 06/16/04
Um, a court is the "law".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
The solution companies refuse to listen to  Stellardyne | 06/23/04

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