Important TOS change on Dropbox

Heebie

Here's a link to an article on Slashdot:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/02/0515218/Dropbox-TOS-Includes-Broad-Copyright-License

Apparently, Dropbox's new user license grants them the right to use any works you upload in basically nearly any way they see fit.

This type of clause is something to watch for anywhere you upload anything that's your own work. (unless you just don't care... and some don't.)

OctavarIan

Here's the section in full. Pretty much every online service nowadays has this clause, it's a legal requirement to be able to provide that sort of service. Big deal over nothing.

Even our beloved Pix.ie has the exact same clause in their TOS.

Dropbox's TOS wrote:

Your Stuff & Your Privacy

By using our Services you may give us access to your information, files, and folders (together, “your stuff”). You retain ownership to your stuff. You are also solely responsible for your conduct, the content of your files and folders, and your communications with others while using the Services.

We sometimes need your permission to do what you ask us to do with your stuff (for example, hosting, making public, or sharing your files). By submitting your stuff to the Services, you grant us (and those we work with to provide the Services) worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable rights to use, copy, distribute, prepare derivative works (such as translations or format conversions) of, perform, or publicly display that stuff to the extent we think it necessary for the Service. You must ensure you have the rights you need to grant us that permission.

How we use your stuff is also governed by the Dropbox Privacy Policy, which you acknowledge. You acknowledge that Dropbox has no obligation to monitor any information on the Services, even though we may do so. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, or legality of files, user posts, or any other information you may be able to access using the Services. We may disclose information about your account or your stuff to law enforcement officials as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

bren2002

Further update this morning, they've clarified their position