Content Management
So far, the previous sections have discussed only search, storage and retrieval issues. Content management is a more systematic view, but it also implies the question of ownership, and hence governance—the control of who may use what, when they may use it, and in what manner. It’s therefore understandable if momentary confusion can set in when studying peer technology solutions to content control issues.
It’s true, p2p content management as applied to governance is filled with paradox and contradiction because of the mixed viewpoints encountered.
On the one hand, p2p is said to empower users by allowing them to control their own resources. This is the case for simple, fully atomistic networks.
On the other, some p2p solutions ...
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