In order to identify the files, Dropbox uses hashing, or an algorithm that pairs each file with a unique identifier. Whenever a DMCA complaint is verified by Dropbox’s legal team, the company adds the file to a blacklist of files that can’t be shared using its service. It just makes it invisible to any other third parties. The cloud storage company isn’t even deleting the file from the user account that initially uploaded it. We don’t look at the files in your private folders and are committed to keeping your stuff safe.” We have an automated system that then prevents other users from sharing the identical material using another Dropbox link. “When we receive these, we process them according to the law and disable the identified link. We sometimes receive DMCA notices to remove links on copyright grounds,” Dropbox said in a comment on the tweet. “There have been some questions around how we handle copyright notices. What the company actually does is employ an automated system that prevents users from sharing known copyright-protected files with others. However, Dropbox isn’t actively searching through the files shared by its customers in order to remove copyrighted content. A tweet this weekend generated quite a lot of attention, as a Dropbox user was surprised to discover “DMCA takedowns in personal folders, TechCrunch reports.

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