I don't know how different Canadian copyright law is from American, but I think there is a question of fair usage when the same PERSON installs an application (as opposed to an operating system) on more than one of HIS OWN machines. Clearly, it is a copyright violation to install an application on multiple machines used by different people. By no stretch of the imagination can that be considered fair usage. In fact, it's the textbook definition of a copyright violation. But when a single USER is availing himself of the application, that's another kettle of fish.

I make a habit of PAYING for the intellectual property of others, which is why I buy my music from Amazon and iTunes (or directly from the artists). But when I buy tunes from iTunes, I have no qualms about converting the files to mp3 and burning them to disc so that I may play them in my car. That is clearly an example of fair use.

I installed BIAB 2010 on my desktop, which proved a dubious decision for more than one reason. So, I also installed it on MY WIFE'S laptop. I know it's "HERS," but she won't be using BIAB. I will (assuming it runs okay). I didn't uninstall it from the desktop, however, and I have no intention of doing so -- unless I need the disk space, which may be likely.

I must admit, though, I like the idea of installing BIAB to a portable drive and schlepping that around. Having the BIAB app and files on a disk other than the Windows boot disk seems to be a good idea. If that works out, I will uninstall BIAB from the fixed drives of both computers.