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apraetor
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9 years ago

How 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...
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SwanCobb
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9 years ago

This is not to encourage copyright infringement, but to explain how Dropbox's copyright filter/warning is currently handling sharing of copyright material. 

 

From what I've read in forums, copyright content is flagged by the hash of the file or file piece (4MB)? Say you have a popular torrent (e.g. Top 10 Movie). If you share it on Dropbox, that specific file is flagged. You can store it personally, but not share the file. If you share a folder, that file is unavailable to download with a top header that explains some files can't be shared. You change the meta-data but keep the codec (changing the file hash) and a copyright filter/warning will not be triggered.

 

I don't have first hand knowledge of the copyright warning/filter system, but this is what I've gathered from researched forums, blog posts, etc.

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