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Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the draw-your-swords dept.

Meskarune writes "Dropbox is trying to kill the Dropship project, a useful program that allows users to import files into their accounts using hashes and bypassing the need to make files public. Dropbox sent out fake DMCA requests to all parties involved, and is banning and censoring the program."

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  1. Re:Maybe a BIT sensationalistic... by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh shit. Sorry about that. I don't know what the system was thinking.

  2. Re:Is that fraud? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So this really should read,

        "Blogging Blogger Libels DropBox"

    Correct?