According to the copyright law YOU are allowed to make a copy. You can't pass it to other people though. According to the copyright law YOU are allowed to make a copy. You can't pass it to other people though. This exception allowing you to make a copy for yourself does NOT give you the right to install the software on multiple machines if not explicitly given that right in the software license agreed to by the licensee and licensor.
Time is nature's way to keep everything from happening all at once.
I can use it on one machine in the morning and on one machine at night. While that may be a violation of the EULA it is not in violation of copyright laws. Hey it's only stealing if you get caught. Until then no matter what you have 'backups of software and music and everything else for your friends in case they get robbed'. This way you can loan them a backup copy of Windows or a game until everything is settled with the insurance company and they get new legit copies of the stuff you 'backed up for them'.