Comment by dogleash
2 years ago
> git is based on content addressable storage, so it makes sense that anything that is every public will never disappear.
No. That doesn't make sense. It only sounds vaguely plausible at first because content addressable storage often means a distributed system where hosting nodes are controlled by multiple parties. That's not the case here, we're only talking about one host.
Imagine we were talking about a (hypothetical) NetFlix CDN where it's content addressed rather than by UUID. Would anyone say "they forgot to check auth tokens for Frozen for one day, therefore it makes sense that everyone can watch it for free forever"?
Since Netflix neither allows anonymous users to fully download Frozen without DRM, nor allows authorized users to upload derivative works that are then redistributed to the public, I think there may be some relevant differences here.
They do remove content when their licence expires, though. So imagine instead Netflix allowing users to find and watch expired series by hash, then telling the copyright owners they can't fully delete the series because something something content-addressing.