![]() ![]() Even your Android phone can access the same illegal streaming sites as your Android box. ![]() The truth is that you can get illegal content on your Android box, an Apple TV, Roku or even your PC. KODI can be used for hacking purposes by using third-party add-ons that retrieve streams from pirate websites, but none of the TV boxes sold by Canadian retailers had such add-ons pre-installed. Regarding KODI and the fact that the app was pre-installed on some of the boxes sold, the judge ruled that KODI is just a neutral media player app that is not illegal in itself. I thought downloading for personal use was not illegal. Is Kodi legal or not? I know if a person downloads and distributes pirated material that makes it illegal. They broadcast it, and streaming falls into a legal gray area. Yes, sometimes customers view copyrighted content, but they don`t download that material. So what`s the catch? It turns out that legally speaking, there may not be any in Canada, at least not yet. ![]() In February 2017, British police arrested 5 people accused of selling and distributing illegal Kodi set-top boxes in the North West of England and Wales. It`s always possible to find an Android TV box that makes sense for Canadians despite all the challenges. If they banned the TV box, why are they still selling it? Can you please bring some light into the darkness? The good news is that streaming is alive and well (and legal), despite all the changes that have taken place in recent years. Out of curiosity, I went to Amazon`s website and searched for “Android TV Box.” To my surprise, thousands of results have surfaced. Amazon has even threatened to block the accounts of anyone who tries to sell “fully loaded” Android TV boxes. Hi Charles, In your article, you say: “Update 3: On April 4, 2017, Amazon officially banned the sale of Android TV boxes on its website. Showbox and Magg TV are examples of such plugins. Also, using some media player plugins on an Android TV box can be illegal as they can be used for illegal activities. But if it comes pre-installed with illegal software, it could be. However, this type of media player is not illegal in Canada. You can also use an Android TV box to stream other content from the Internet. If you want to view 4k content, you can use an Android TV box. In fact, the court noted that setting up these boxes for hacking would require various steps, time, and knowledge to do so, so it is not true that these products are easy to misuse. The fact that some employees who worked in these stores gave advice on how to do so does not in itself constitute a violation, so the recordings offered nothing to support Allarco`s case. However, it appears that there has been no evidence that someone left a store with a specially configured TV box to access illegal streaming services. A “fully loaded” TV box already contains apps and add-ons that can access illegal websites or out-of-factory video sources. Geist believes a Canadian copyright lawyer can remedy this infringement, but it is unlikely that he will ever be able to stop it. This is because the Android user only streams content, while the streaming video can be considered a temporary display or copy. This is a violation of copyright law, which prohibits the downloading of copyrighted content. The Android box is illegal in Canada because it distributes copyrighted content. ![]()
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