Trader who made £40,000 by selling illegal Kodi boxes avoids jail.Illicit streaming devices are physical boxes that are connected to your TV, or USB sticks that plug into the TV such as adapted Amazon Fire sticks and so called ‘Kodi’ boxes or Android TV boxes. This could be using a smart TV, laptop or mobile phone. Illicit streaming is the watching of content without the copyright owner’s permission by any means, not just via hardware devices. What is 'illicit streaming' and what devices are commonly used? Now, the Government’s Intellectual Property Office has published its official guidance on streaming devices.ġ. Police, trading standards, and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) are all aiming to bring down distributors, and have claimed organised crime gangs are involved in their sale. When they are sold ‘fully loaded’ with software to allow users to stream pay-per-view content, they are illegal. Plenty of folk will have been streaming television programmes and films over the Christmas break using android boxes, sometimes called Kodi boxes - but what is the law on using them?
0 kommentar(er)
