Speaking of media with files, someone told me last night a CD weighs more before you write to it.

I have not enough motivation to verify his story.

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> Art asks:   So, Denys, what was the answer and how did you explain/justify
> the answer to the non-technical on the weight of a tape reel with data versus
> no data?
> 
> Uh, that was me, Stan, not Denys.
> 
> The answer I gave started with an analogy ... if you have a blank audio
> cassette and then record some music on it, the weight is the same.
> 
> Turns out I set some kind of precedent in Canadian copyright law, having to
> do with "durability" of software, I think.  (I can't find it now, but noticed it
> during a search some years ago.)
> 
> Stan
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