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0 pointsexecutesorder668y ago0 comments

How do you "borrow something online" ?

If I download a file from a server, I am sent a copy of the file. They only way I can "borrow" something online, is if they sent me a copy of the file, and then deleted their copy after I received my copy. Then we have to follow the same process in reverse when I "return" the file.

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Jtsummers8y ago

I didn't try downloading. Presumably some sort of DRM on that. I was reading the book through some web-based interface. When borrowed, it gave me 14 days access to it. Then it'd be automatically returned and I'd have to get in line to borrow it again to continue reading.

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