Do publishers store a copy of the entire data or a portion of the data? What stops the publishers from getting the data but not hosting it? Does the network validate that the data is available at any time?
If it's a big publisher, like an Amazon type company I would assume it's in their best interest to store a copy of their content, just to guarantee it's always there and reliable. If it's a smaller publisher, like someone who independently wrote a book. I would think it's also in their best interest to also store a copy, but they might only have their computer on when they use it. Just my assumptions. And I believe it wouldn't be a problem if they didn't host it if Decent is popular enough.
