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mackid1993
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Storing Copyrighted Materials for Personal Backups
I see posts on Reddit about people having their Dropbox accounts disabled. Has anyone had any issues storing copies of Movies, Music, TV Shows etc for personal use/backups but not sharing them with o...
mackid1993
Explorer | Level 4
@Walter Can you give a more direct clarification. If I am storing these materials for my personal backup and obviously not sharing anything I don't own the rights to is that allowed? Can you directly clarify this for me. As a paying customer I expect that this should be something that can be explicitly answered.
Hannah
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey mackid1993, sorry to jump in here.
Our ToS, and specifically our "Acceptable Use Policy" states that you must not:
"violate the law in any way, including storing, publishing or sharing material that’s fraudulent, defamatory, or misleading, or that violates the intellectual property rights of others"
I hope this clarifies things, but you can read more info here.
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