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@paulg but isn't the whole point of "fancy" word usage to encapsulate the meaning of something that would take a lot more non-fancy words to accomplish? Compression
@oplik0@CasPiancey you can store the file in a blockchain too:
https://t.co/xa7ZPSgevH
fixating on having access to the content of the file as a standard of ownership is like pretending the people who own a copy of the mona lisa are just as good as the louvre.
@oplik0@CasPiancey if you think of ownership as a record of item -> owner (much like a deed to a house), the blockchain accomplishes it without the need for an intermediary
@oplik0@CasPiancey either way you end up in the "copy" problem from your definition of ownership. If I get a DRM free copy of an ebook, delete it, and the store I bought it from closes down, I'm screwed. How do I prove I own the ebook?
@oplik0@CasPiancey does any current digital service meet your own definition then? which service lets you dictate terms of your access, even in a situation where it is at odds with the service's business?
@ross_stalker@CasPiancey Dude. My local government is a guarantor of said rights. but when it comes to digital stuff, a blockchain can serve the exact same role. https://t.co/hqpIvjb0qf does this for my kindle books, but unlike my local gov, I can't influence it or vote with my feet
@CasPiancey losing the document that says I own my house doesn't make me actually lose the house. Someone taking it over forcefully doesn't make me lose it (permanently) either. imagine not understanding property rights.