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apraetor
Super User alumni
Super User alumniHow is copyrighted content determined
Does Dropbox scan all user content for copyrighted content being shared, or does Dropbox only act if it receives a DMCA takedown notice? I am asking because my YouTube channel has received several fr...
apraetorSuper User alumni
Super User alumniMaybe, but discussions of the extent to which our data is private, and the policies by which Dropbox operates, belong in the light of day, not in a private support thread. If we have the conversation here, then if another user has an issue in future the answer is already "on the record" after a fashion. If the conversation is held in secret then they would never even know it had occurred, as they were not privy.
It's actually a moot point; I've checked applicable case law and found a binding precent, recently used against Google: consenting to a business accessing your data for a specific purpose (i.e. to sync the files between computers) cannot be considered a blanket permission for your data to be accessed for any other business purpose (advertising, marketing statistics, virus scanning, etc) except those essential to providing the service for which you have consented. To wit, if Dropbox begins doing something similar to YouTube's Content-ID checks, they will be in violation of federal law, as their Terms of Service, et al, have not requested authorization. In fact, even scanning for viruses is not listed in the ToS, and as it's unrelated to the direct business activity (syncing files) it would be unlawful. The "primary business activity" here is the storing and syncing of user data; any other use of our data requires explicit authorization of intent to use our data for "dual purposes".
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
apraetor wrote:
Maybe, but discussions of the extent to which our data is private, and the policies by which Dropbox operates, belong in the light of day, not in a private support thread. If we have the conversation here, then if another user has an issue in future the answer is already "on the record" after a fashion. If the conversation is held in secret then they would never even know it had occurred, as they were not privy.
This is primarily a user-to-user support medium. Users can't answer those questions, and the few Dropboxers that do answer questions here are specialists in the core functionality and features of the Dropbox client and the Dropbox website. They don't necessarily have information on the backend processes or policies. For that, there is Dropbox Support, which is the only official method of receiving support.
Simply put, questions like this are rarely ever handled on the forums because the people here typically do not have that knowledge. Open a ticket, get it answered officially, and then feel free to post that information here for others to discuss. That's the main purpose of these user forums.
