No it&#x27;s just a simple, direct assessment of a situation. There is no technical difference between &quot;streaming&quot; or &quot;downloading&quot; the bytes.  In each case, the exact same thing happens, the numbers are copied to the local machine. The distinctions are a legal fiction that doesn&#x27;t actually have a reflection in the real reality, and as most imposed fictions end up, there is very little respect for the idea on the ground.