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Re:Dropbox Mobile: Less Secure Than Dropbox Desktop by JoachimSchipper on Monday March 14, 2011 @10:53AM (#2322669)
Well, 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.

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Re:Dropbox Mobile: Less Secure Than Dropbox Desktop by joshzayin on Monday March 14, 2011 @10:54AM (#2322675)
> 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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Re:Dropbox Mobile: Less Secure Than Dropbox Desktop by JoachimSchipper on Monday March 14, 2011 @11:14AM (#2322783)
I 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.

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Re:Dropbox Mobile: Less Secure Than Dropbox Desktop by ryanwatkins on Monday March 14, 2011 @11:40AM (#2322900)
They probably dont care if they are torrented or not, they likely care if they are made public.
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