Kodi streaming ruled illegal

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European court ruling

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a blow to those who like using Kodi for streaming.

The court ruled that the temporary reproduction of copyright-protected work – without the consent of the rights holder – cannot be considered as exempt from "right of reproduction".

The EU court has ruled that piracy-friendly boxes do not meet the requirements for any exemption since their temporary transmissions hurt the copyright holder.

Instead, those who stream content without the consent of the copyright holder are breaking the law – just as those who download the files.

The ruling states: "The Court also finds that temporary acts of reproduction, on that multimedia player, of a copyright protected work obtained by streaming on a website belonging to a third party offering that work without the consent of the copyright holder, cannot be exempted from the right of reproduction."

It adds: "Furthermore, acts of temporary reproduction, on the multimedia player in question, of copyright-protected works adversely affects the normal exploitation of those works and causes unreasonable prejudice to the legitimate interests of the copyright holders because it usually results in a diminution of the lawful transactions relating to those protected works."

Kodi is still completely legal, but using it to stream is not if you do not have the copyright owner’s permission. Third-party Kodi add-ons often share content uploaded, shared or streamed from other users across the globe.

Set-top boxes, pre-loaded with software designed to facilitate online piracy, have recently been outlawed by Amazon and eBay.

Last September, the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) branded the use of Kodi software to tune into pirated streams as an "epidemic".

The foundation behind Kodi, which was previously known as XBMC, recently revealed plans to tackle the piracy including some form of DRM. The thought is that enabling DRM on Kodi could encourage providers to bring their content to the Kodi platform without fear that it could be pirated.
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http://fudzilla.com/news/43511-kodi-streaming-ruled-illegal
 
Erm what about VLC and Winamp streaming?
They stream just as good.

Oh and seeing that its Open Source, guess its time for a fork with a diffrent name. "But sir I'm not using Kodi?"
 
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OK.... actual full story at TorrnetFreak. https://torrentfreak.com/selling-piracy-configured-media-players-is-illegal-eu-court-rules-170426/

Damn clickbait headlines.

chunk10 said:
No, just dont do illegal stuff and cry when people shut it down.
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Streaming Youtube, Ted talks and NASA TV via Kodi is perfectly legal. In the EU you just cant preload their Add-ons into Kodi anymore. Its up to the endusers.

You making the same mistake as Hollywood. Atacking the "tech" instead of the problem.
 
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Avenue said:
Give us a viable alternative and I'll happily pay. Showmax, and Netflix SA isn't it.
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And why exactly aren't they a viable alternative? Is it just because they don't have the content you "need" when you need it?
 
AlphaJohn said:
OK.... actual full story at TorrnetFreak. https://torrentfreak.com/selling-piracy-configured-media-players-is-illegal-eu-court-rules-170426/

Damn clickbait headlines.



Streaming Youtube, Ted talks and NASA TV via Kodi is perfectly legal. In the EU you just cant preload their Add-ons into Kodi anymore. Its up to the endusers.

You making the same mistake as Hollywood. Atacking the "tech" instead of the problem.
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No i am attacking the people doing illegal stuff and want to cry because they dont want to pay for content people have worked hard to provide.
 
And SA will soon follow suit so that multicrap can stop losing their followers.
 
bwana said:
And why exactly aren't they a viable alternative? Is it just because they don't have the content you "need" when you need it?
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True. We've become so demanding as consumers. It's a sickness.
 
AlphaJohn said:
But that's just it, they not only closing illegal stuff. Legal content suffers two.
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I didn't read the article that way...this paragraph in particular excludes Youtube, Vimeo, TED etc. -
The ruling states: "The Court also finds that temporary acts of reproduction, on that multimedia player, of a copyright protected work obtained by streaming on a website belonging to a third party offering that work without the consent of the copyright holder, cannot be exempted from the right of reproduction."
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Jislaaik it, I mos don't want to buy 50 seasons of Days of Our lives, when I can just stream it. :D
 
Did someone really need to spell this out for these people?

It goes without saying.

Just wish they would stop naming Kodi in everything because it's actually irrelevant to the problem at hand.
 
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