Assuming someone maintains the mapping between DOI and the intended digital 
object's current URL.

Otherwise, DOIs become stale unique strings the same as URLs do.

I said I'd stay out of the persistent identifier flame war, but I failed. Maybe 
we should use blockchain.

> On Jan 19, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Ryan May <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I completely reject the idea that a URL on the internet is a suitable fixed 
> point of reference. The "canonical URL" for the CF-conventions has changed 
> over time, rendering unusable any publication citation that relied upon that.
> 
> DOIs provide a fixed record suitable for citation that is capable of being 
> updated to point to new "landing pages" for the same content.
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