The Double-Dip Mentality

[kandrathe]

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Backups are backups, no matter how many there are. Only when used do they become what you call 'copies'. However, they have been copies all the time, it's just a definition. You copied something. But because you did this to back something up, they are backups. Example? Emergency shutdown systems are often back-upped on every pc of the chain. Not just once. Another example? The Mountain heli rescue has more than one backup heli, for sure. 'Nuff said.
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You don't lend your Emergency Shutdown system to a friend to see if he likes it. You don't lend your backup helicopters to friends for weekend skiing trips. The backup has a purpose as an insurance policy. Making multiple backups only makes sense when the risk or consequences of failure are high. With the internet and advent of electronic distribution, backups are unneccesary, in fact, I often return to my original purchase software sites for updates or re-download if I lose the original installation .exe. If only online music were as handy.

As I said, my statements were meant the way that they represented my imagination. And in my imagination, I can lend my friend whatever the heck I want for sometime, even backups. As long as I don't give them to him permanently, and he doesn't copy them, that's just fine, and no theft or whatsoever.
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In my imagination the world is fair, and people are honest. In my imagination hard work is rewarded, taxes are low, and most any famous person would be a good role model for children. I imagine a world where religions who preach love are not a source of hate and destruction, people are tolerant and work out their differences instead of blowing each other up suicidally. I imagine a world where teachers, engineers, and scientists are the most famous people, politics is a citizens duty and entertainment is a past time.

So in my imagination, you are violating copyright laws and are in big trouble for all those shared "backups" your friends are using.