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Something I found interesting from the comments on that article was the claim that Dropbox remotely deletes mp3 files that infringe copyright. Can anyone else
by joshzayin 16y ago
Something I found interesting from the comments on that article was the claim that Dropbox remotely deletes mp3 files that infringe copyright.
Can anyone else confirm that they do this? It's surprising to hear that--I would have expected that if something's in your private Dropbox, there couldn't be any copyright infringement at all. Aren't backups generally considered fair use?
- JoachimSchipper 16y agoWell, backups of your torrented music are obviously not fair use, and doesn't Dropbox have a "public" folder or something? That said, yes, I'd expect them to stay out of my data unless I do something silly like using them as a distribution mechanism.
- joshzayin 16y ago> backups of your torrented music are obviously not fair use Obviously, but how can Dropbox tell if the files are torrented or were purchased legally without DRM? Or legally ripped from a CD for a backup?
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- JoachimSchipper 16y agoI think watermarking - inserting a few nearly-inaudible bits in a song/whatever to identify the owner - is becoming more and more common. To name just one example. That said, I don't think Dropbox should care.
- ryanwatkins 16y agoThey probably dont care if they are torrented or not, they likely care if they are made public.
- dusing 16y agoThe music thing is not true. Many people use dropbox to dunce their iTunes library. (I do) and that's just crazy talk.
- josefresco 16y agoIt's for people who are backing up their music, and then sharing publicly. Private backups shouldn't be effected.
- sgift 16y agoDropbox will react to DMCA notices and "will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Site." http://www.dropbox.com/terms#dmca http://www.dropbox.com/terms#dmca As they will probably never receive a DMCA notice for your private folders they won't delete anything. (My opinion, I'm not associated with Dropbox) edit: replaced provide with private
- Sephr 16y agoI'm sure they must have received DCMA notices for infringing files people host in their publicly shared folders.
- yakisoft 16y agoI'm guessing the guy put his mp3 files in his public folder which is as good as sharing them on the web.