[stomachmonkey]

You did not pirate the software if you paid for a license to use it.

These days you never really buy the "item". You buy the "license" or "right" to use it.

Most licenses allow you to make a backup copy. Some SW licenses even explicitely allow installation on more than one computer as long as you do not run concurrently. Adobe's license is one example that allows installation on 2 seperate machines.

What Joe does is a good idea especially for CD's kept in your car. A lot of car insurance policies do not cover "portable" items. Items that can be taken with you when you leave the car, like CD's.