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Dropbox Bans BitTorrent Startup Boxopus Over Piracy Concerns

1 pointsby Kenanalmost 13 years ago

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relaunchedalmost 13 years ago
I feel terrible for the people who worked on Boxopus, but I find it hard to believe this very outcome wasn't evaluated during basic risk management.<p>There have been no shortage of companies built 100% on someone else's platform and the realities surrounding what happens when your access is turned off.
Kenanalmost 13 years ago
Also: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4164347" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4164347</a>