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Kodi set-top boxes that allow football fans to stream live matches without a licence will be blocked by the UK's four biggest ISPs, after the High Court approved a piracy clampdown order.
Sky, BT, TalkTalk, and Virgin Media will all be required to block servers that stream Premier League football games.
"The new block will enable a proportionate and targeted restriction of content that would otherwise have been proliferated to unauthorised websites and IPTV devices," said the Premier League after it secured the court order from Mr Justice Arnold on Wednesday.
BT and Sky fling millions of pounds at footie matches to win exclusive rights to broadcast the games live. Earlier this week, BT Sport secured the exclusive rights to show UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches until 2021.
But broadcasters and the Premier League have been fretting about the rise of Kodi set-top boxes, which allow football fans to watch live streams of copyrighted material on their TVs without paying for a subscription.
The High Court granted the order to block the servers that stream the matches via the Kodi boxes under section 97a of the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act.
"We will continue working with ISPs, government, and other sports content producers to protect consumers from illegitimate services that offer no recourse when services are removed, provide no parental controls and, in many instances, are provided by individuals involved in other criminal activity," the Premier League said.
Source: ArsTechnica
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @12:55AM (6 children)
Does anyone know a good way to freely watch cricket matches online? I'd like to watch a few games to see what the excitement is.
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Tuesday March 14 2017, @01:00AM (1 child)
You misunderstand the purpose of Cricket. Cricket grounds in the UK were able to operate a bar when the pubs were closed. The end.
They may have more interest in Pakistan and India, but in England, the availability of alcohol had much to do with the popularity of the sport.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @06:56AM
Much like baseball in the USA, which is the only place you can buy the very lowest quality watered down beer and the left-overs they don't even put in sausages ground up and made into hotdogs. And with prices that are surprizingly high even considering you have no other choice.
(Score: 2, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday March 14 2017, @01:27AM
I'm not a fan of the sport so, with regret, I can't suggest you places exactly as you requested.
However, I reckon the safe-for-all-ages rated, 10.5h movie names "Paint drying" [telegraph.co.uk] is a close enough substitute.
(grin)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @09:12AM (1 child)
Radio 4 longwave - one doesn't miss much at all by merely listening instead of watching.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @09:31AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by ledow on Tuesday March 14 2017, @11:25AM
Paint wall green.
Watch wall dry.
There, I just simulated it for you.