Boxopus, a startup intended to let people send Torrented files directly to their online storage
accounts has been banned by the partner they designed themselves around. The simple
concept of downloading a Torrent remotely and storing the files in a Dropbox accounts for later
retrieval was initially supported by the storage service, but was dropped after Boxopus began
to receive attention in the online media. Although the service does not advertise itself as a
piracy tool or point out that people can use it as such, Dropbox’s statement reflected its fear
that Boxopus could be “perceived as encouraging users to violate copyright using Dropbox”.
Boxopus maintains that it is a neutral service, and the perception that BitTorrent is used only
for piracy is erroneous and damaging. The team spends around US$ 30,000 building their
product, and is now searching for their new partner.
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