After feedback, Dropbox clarified language on licensing

mvelie · on July 3, 2011

I'm just glad they're actually actively looking at the feedback and took the time to respond to it, not once but twice. Most companies wouldn't give it a second thought.

rkalla · on July 3, 2011

Absolutely right; really damn solid of them. Thanks Dropbox team for listening to us internet-backseat-lawyers ;)

benatkin · on July 3, 2011

s/clarified/fixed/

If you search the comment thread, the original wording is "we think it necessary" which should be "we think is necessary".

http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=846&updated#comment-240678381

I'm surprised an editor didn't catch that.

swombat · on July 3, 2011

It is a clarification, not a fix. It's only a fix for those who aren't lawyers and misunderstood the terms in the first place.

Which goes to show: make your Terms readable to non-lawyers, and you'll incur the wrath of hordes of non-lawyers around the interwebs...