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I am no lawyer, and most legalese is absolute greek to me, but that clause genuinely freaks me out. However, commonsense also tells me that Dropbox will never d
by Indyan 15y ago
I am no lawyer, and most legalese is absolute greek to me, but that clause genuinely freaks me out. However, commonsense also tells me that Dropbox will never do something like sharing/profiting out of other's files. That will drive them to the ground. I am not really sure what to make out of this. Is this some clause that Dropbox had to put in to save their butt, or is there a sinister motive behind this?
- skarayan 15y agoEven if there is nothing sinister now, this is how power is abused. This worries me.
- Jach 15y agoCan you provide me with some historical details of a case where some people thought sinister action could take place because of one small little detail, and it didn't for a long time, then suddenly things got really bad really fast specifically because of that little thing? Genuinely curious.
- skarayan 15y agoIs it a small detail? I look at it as the fine print. They most likely consulted with an attorney and decided that it should be worded like that to cover whatever they have in mind. Attorneys are very deliberate. They don't have to plan something "sinister", but boundaries are pushed slowly. This sounds to me like a first step, and disregard for privacy.
- mh_ 15y agoGoogle: skype share options
- nikcub 15y agoI thought the same until twitpic started selling user photos to agencies. Never assume what is commonsense for you is commonsense for anybody else, particularly a company
- ams6110 15y agoIf there is money to be made, and if it's not illegal, someone will do it. Actually only the first condition is important for some folks.
- henrikschroder 15y agoGiven how copyright law works, you need to grant Dropbox (and any similar services) those rights, otherwise they can't provide their service with your files. worldwide = For the whole internet non-exclusive = You can still license your stuff to others royalty-free = Dropbox doesn't have to pay you for this license sublicenseable = The license you grant Dropbox can be transferred to other companies, in the event of a company merger or similar rights to use = Doesn't mean anything copy = So they can copy your files between their internal servers distribute = So that they can distribute your public files to other users prepare derivative works of = So they can create thumbnails, extracts, previews etc perform = Doesn't mean anything or publicly display = List your public files to others
- pbreit 15y agoI'm curious what could happen if they did not include this clause? Who would sue who and for what?
- xsmasher 15y agoDrop box is making a copy of your files every time they back up one of their servers. That might be a copyright violation without your explicit permission. This license fixes that problem.
- Dylan16807 15y ago= List your public files to others But it doesn't say public files. They ask for that privilege for all files and then leave it to vaguely worded clarification in the privacy policy.