Which software are you trying to obtain a second copy for?

He pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket—a series of numbers he’d found scribbled in the margins of his old mentor’s journal. It wasn't a key; it was a riddle. The date of the first breath, the weight of the last sigh.

Firstly, there is the issue of security. Websites that distribute illegal serial keys are rarely altruistic. They are often vehicles for malware. A user downloading a "key generator" for Second Copy 9 may unknowingly install trojans, ransomware, or spyware onto their system. Ironically, this compromises the very data the user intended to protect. If a machine is infected with a keylogger while attempting to pirate backup software, the user risks losing far more than the cost of the software license.