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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday February 09 2017, @07:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the streaming-gets-you-sent-up-the-river dept.

Five people have been arrested, accused of selling set-top boxes modified to stream subscription football matches, television channels and films for free.

The sale of so-called "fully loaded Kodi boxes" has been called a "top priority" by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact).

The five traders were arrested in early morning raids.

Fact said it believed the suspects had made in the region of £250,000 selling the devices online.

Kodi is free software built by volunteers to bring videos, music, games and photographs together in one easy-to-use application.

Some shops sell legal set-top boxes and TV sticks, often called Kodi boxes, preloaded with the software.

The latest battle in the Forever War...


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by NewNic on Thursday February 09 2017, @09:47PM

    by NewNic (6420) on Thursday February 09 2017, @09:47PM (#465267) Journal

    Different countries, different laws.

    Don't think that just because one of these "boxes" is legal in one country that it is legal in another.

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