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The comparison is bogus because a specific copy is passed around. With file sharing a new copy is made each time. What this means is that with a library only on
by alan_cx 14y ago
The comparison is bogus because a specific copy is passed around. With file sharing a new copy is made each time. What this means is that with a library only one person can use the media at one time. That person gives the copy back, no so in file sharing.
Shame 'cos it was a nice point for a while!!! Thing is, file sharing isnt sharing. If I "file share" I still have my copy to use. A second person wanting to borrow doesn't have to wait for my copy to be returned to me. They can make a new copy.
So.... can such an arrangement work in place of current "file sharing"? Can a file be borrowed and sent beck for re-borrowing after use? Since my local library in the UK does films and box-sets, can government or local government implement such a system?
- icebraining 14y agoThere was never a requirement in the definition of "sharing" that the sharer was deprived of the thing being shared. When it comes to non-scarce things - like ideas, knowledge or experiences - we've always used the word 'share' without implying rivalry.