A UK man who generated more than £2.3 million selling piracy-configured Android devices has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. More than eight years ago and over the space of just a few months, […]
Following the news that an organized crime police unit in the UK has arrested the developer of a Kodi add-on, several popular add-ons and repos have shut down. Supremacy fell last week and has now […]
Dish Network, one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States, sees online piracy as a serious threat that can’t be ignored. The company is hiring a new anti-piracy specialist who will be tasked […]
A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a company that […]
In 2017, Kodi add-on site TVAddons was taken offline following a copyright complaint from Canada’s largest telecoms companies. TVAddons’ owner was subjected to a no-notice search, something which caused outrage at the time. Soon after […]
A tool just released by the TVAddons team might carry interesting copyright implications. Github Browser enables Kodi users to install third-party addons directly from development platform Github. This removes the requirement for sites like TVAddons […]
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office has today published advice on so-called ‘Illicit Streaming Devices’. Noting the importance of ensuring that copyright holders get paid, the IPO warns that ‘Kodi boxes’ and ‘Android TV boxes’ present […]
A trader who sold TV boxes which allowed viewers to watch subscription films and football for free has been given a suspended jail term. Brian Thompson had denied breaking the law by selling the Kodi […]
Following a tip from Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, local police have confiscated 245 “pirate” media players. The vendor had previously promised to stop selling the devices but while the boxes disappeared from an online store, […]
A man who emailed details of his Kodi-based pirate TV box offer to directors at Sky TV is now being sued by the company. Krish Reddy’s mailshot said his device offering free TV was “better […]
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