It's the exact opposite. The original is the original because it ran on the original hardware. The copy is created inferior because it did not. Intentionally creating inferior beings of equal moral weight is wrong.
replyI'm pretty sure I could use that same logic to argue against organ transplants.
replyBeing on non-original hardware doesn't make a being inferior.
>I'm pretty sure I could use that same logic to argue against organ transplants.
replyWhen the organ is question is the brain, that argument is correct.