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The provision establishes the procedural framework by which Dropbox implements copyright compliance obligations, including content removal authority and account termination authority for repeat infringers. This defines the operational mechanism through which the service enforces intellectual property protections.
Users' accounts and stored content are subject to removal or termination if copyright infringement notices are submitted and processed under Dropbox's Copyright Policy. Accounts of users with multiple infringement notices may be terminated under the repeat infringer provision.
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"We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that you do too. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement if they comply with the law, and such notices should be reported using our Copyright Policy. We reserve the right to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing and terminate accounts of repeat infringers.— Excerpt from Dropbox's Dropbox Terms of Service
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The provision establishes the procedural framework by which Dropbox implements copyright compliance obligations, including content removal authority and account termination authority for repeat infringers. This defines the operational mechanism through which the service enforces intellectual property protections.
Users' accounts and stored content are subject to removal or termination if copyright infringement notices are submitted and processed under Dropbox's Copyright Policy. Accounts of users with multiple infringement notices may be terminated under the repeat infringer provision.
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