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Five Arrests in 'Fully Loaded' Kodi Streaming Box Raids

Accepted submission by Phoenix666 at 2017-02-08 17:43:53
Digital Liberty

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

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.

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