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Programmers not law makers really control what goes and doesnt online.

Bittorent and ipfs etc are nice but things would be better if there was a large static archive with desktop clients exchanging chunks in a complex modular way.

Say: I have pages 1-15 of file 123456, you have page 16 but are looking for page 1 of doc 2345, if i can obtain that page a fast exchange is possible. If not a different module can issue an iou that either means i owe something, you are owed something or both. Other modules could create groups that aim to store part of the archive without duplication amoung members. Spam driven modules could also be interesting.

The archive can be organized by how dubious the copyright is so that one can limit participation to 50 or 100+ year old publications and/or living or dead authors.

Its not unlike living on a far away island with the british empire seeking to control every aspect of your life without sufficient means of force.