ESA's a bunch of shills of the industry, just like the MPAA is in terms of movies. They don't want you to keep software safe, they want you to re-purchase it over and over. I've voiced my opinion on this several times - storage media, regardless of what they store, are prone to damage and deterioration, however the state of the storage does not affect the validity of the licenses. Every user should have a right, bah, obligation to back their legally owned content up as long as they use only the number of copies specified in the license. Any anti-copying measures standing in the way of legally insuring your content should be frowned upon and criminalized.