[an amused spectator]

When you buy other products do you get a free copy thrown in with the deal? Like, 2 coffee makers, in case the first one breaks down? DVD's and CD's are among the most durable products you can purchase; why do you need a backup?

Do you stand by this statement, or do you retract it after having been educated?

We'll settle it now, Bloody Sam Roberts - either he stands by it or he retracts it.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

We'll settle it now...either he stands by it or he retracts it.

Zounds rrreasonable to me, Mein Herr.

[Jack Wilson]

I never said anything against making backups for personal use. I just asked why? In every case, the answer was due to accidental mistreatment of the CD. You buy a paperback and leave it out in the rain, I doubt if the bookstore will take it back.

I went on to say that the backup issue is basically moot anyway, since the plastic will be going away (as digital downloads become the norm) and then the real issue is how do you restore your rightfully owned copy when something happens to your computer.

I agree that I have been educated on this thread.