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These stories are incredibly incendiary, fueled by Murdoch's News UK Group. Whilst I think you would be an idiot to run unknown software on your home network (e
by hunta2097 9y ago
These stories are incredibly incendiary, fueled by Murdoch's News UK Group. Whilst I think you would be an idiot to run unknown software on your home network (even if it means you get free TV) there have been no prosecutions against individual users yet.
Sky's sport and movie subscriber base are obviously taking a hit from people moving to pirated content. That is why you are seeing hyperbolic stories about 10 years in prison for watching football on a Kodi box.
I would not be surprised to find that the same media groups [successfully] lobbied for the 2017 Digital Economy Act amendments.
- kobeya 9y ago"Run unknown software"? Kodi is open source and community written.
- hunta2097 9y agoYes. What about the plethora of "pre-loaded" scripts that are installed in order to gain access to illegal content? I'm not talking about Kodi. Kodi is awesome.
- ekimekim 9y agoI think they were referring to the 3rd party add-ons that provide unlicenced sources. Granted, those add-ons are likely open-source too, so it's a matter of doing your homework or having a source or curator that you trust.
- paol 9y agoThe gp's issue (and the law's) is with the add-ons used to access pirated content sources, not with Kodi.
- ParkerK 9y ago>Whilst I think you would be an idiot to run unknown software on your home network Kodi is very well known and respected, it's the new/rebranded version of XBMC (XBox Media Center) - it's been around for quite some time
- praneshp 9y agoAsking because I don't know, is it well known outside of tech circles? I've read about (and seen) Rpis sold as "attach this thing to your TV to watch football". So I wonder if people buy it for that or because they respect XMBC