Sharing Lion amongst computers in the same household with diff User IDs

I have 3 computers in my family with different User ID's. I have already installed Lion on my macbook and no longer have the application prior to installation so I can't install it prior to the installation or after it's just been downloaded.  can I get some guidance as to how I can install it on my Mom's macbook as well without paying for all of the macbooks.
Thank you

Sheila,
I believe you can download and install it as many times as you want on as many computers in your household as you want using a single iTunes/App Store account. When you say "different User ID's," are you referring to the Mac OS X login ID's for the machines, or iTunes account login ID's that you use for the App Store? If the App Store on your Mom's computer is logged in with her iTunes ID, just log out and log back in with your iTunes account ID and you should be able to download Lion on that computer for free. Just go to the "purchased" tab in the App Store and it should be there for you to download. Then you can log back out of the App Store and log your Mom back in. Ditto for the other machine. The Mac OS X login ID's are irrelevant I think. It is the Mac App Store/iTunes account that the download is tied to.
Steve

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