Watch out, Box.net users—if the RIAA suspects you of mixing in music files with those boring Word and Excel documents that you use for work, you may be in for a legal battle. The RIAA has apparently turned its sights upon the business-oriented file-sharing service after filing a declaration in California federal court this week, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, potentially opening the door to more lawsuits involving cloud-based services.
Box.net advertises itself as a secure way for small or medium-sized businesses to share and collaborate on files. Businesses can use it as an alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint and can even hook it up with a Google Apps account for the company. In some ways, it's a lot like Dropbox—and users can use a free Box.net account for personal use if they want—but it's largely geared toward businesses.
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