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the kodi addons I've seen tend to connect to websites which host the content and display ads. Given that these don't involve seeding does that mean that the vie

• bumblebeard 9y ago
  That's my understanding of how the law works in the US. In the UK though it sounds like you're breaking the law if you watch the stream as well.
  • hunta2097 9y ago
    That's how things used to be in the UK. UK copyright law was aimed at counterfeiters (seedy Joe who sells knock-off T-Shirts, CDs and tapes down the local pub). Now with the Digital Economy amendments, we have an extremely vague mention of "violating copyright". Are you violating copyright when consuming, or just when distributing? The act does not say. I expect there will be a few test cases to work this out but in the meantime, the press is having a field-day by promoting the worst case scenario for even minor infractions.