Date   : Sun, 29 May 1983 09:17:23 EDT (Sun)
From   : Charlie Strom NYU <strom@brl-bmd>
Subject: Re: Program Piracy

Let's be logical about this - we have never heard (and never will hear) about
someone being sued for making 20 copies of a commercial program to store
away "just in case"... It seems to me that licensing agreements notwithstanding
there is little doubt what constitutes software piracy.

Uncopyable software is a function of the hardware - there is no such thing
in the CP/M world, for example. Another good reason not to buy an Apple!
I for one refuse to be at the mercy of the dealer to depend on for the
replacement of a damaged disk (which will always follow Murphy's law) and
do not want the taint of piracy on me just because I feel that I should have
a right to make a reasonable number of backup copies (and only I can determine
what reasonable means) of some software upon which my bread and butter may
depend!