<s>
Dropship	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
API	O
utilities	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Dropbox	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
utilities	O
used	O
Dropbox	B-Application
's	O
de-duplication	O
facilities	O
to	O
allow	O
files	O
,	O
identified	O
by	O
their	O
Dropbox	B-Application
hashes	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
from	O
Dropbox	B-Application
's	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
GitHub	O
project	O
,	O
dropship	B-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
functional	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
backend	O
changes	O
Dropbox	B-Application
made	O
to	O
their	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropship	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
legal	O
maneuvering	O
by	O
Dropbox	B-Application
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
remove	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanism	O
of	O
Dropbox	B-Application
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Dropship	B-Protocol
project	O
generated	O
both	O
online	O
discussion	O
and	O
negative	O
press	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
