04-02-2019, 08:42 PM
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Amazon Firestick
Hi allDoes anyone here have an amazon firestick, if so what can you do with it. Someone told my son you can get sky sports using a firestick, anyone know if this is true? He said something about a kodi box but I've no idea what a kodi box is. Are they legal?
I googled it and it says you can't get sky sports using the firestick but this person has told my son you can so I'm confused.
Can anyone help?
04-02-2019, 11:03 PM
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Re: Amazon Firestick
Kodi boxes are very legalStreaming is also legal within the EU
You have to know this before you make your choice
What is ILEGAL is buying either a Kodi box or Firestick "fully loaded", ie, someone else has downloaded the apps needed to access the streaming services. However its really easy to do yourself
I have a Kodi box and I get to watch whatever I want to watch, when I want to watch it, the latest blockbusters, the footie, the boxing, whatever
It is no ILEGAL
However the streaming sites do get shut down a lot, but pop up again a day later, you do need to keep an eye on what sites are trusted and working
05-02-2019, 12:10 AM
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Streaming commercial content from pirate sites IS NOT LEGAL, which is what most Kodi box owners use it for.They believe they are safe on the basis that authorities will only target their activities towards the pirate sites but make no mistake, the industry knows exactly who is streaming pirated content. It goes through your Internet Service Provider so there's a "paper trail" for every citizen who is doing this.
They could eventually decide to go after end users and make an example of a few to get the message across.
05-02-2019, 02:36 AM
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Re: Amazon Firestick
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...legal-14089767This is what you can and can't do with your Kodi box - according to the government
If you are watching television programmes, films or sporting events where you would normally be paying to view them and you have not paid, you are likely to be using an illicit streaming device (ISD) or app.
This could include a film recently released in the cinema, a sporting event that is being broadcast by BT Sport or a television programme, like Game of Thrones, that is only available on Sky.
These devices are often purchased online and described as ‘Fully Loaded, Jail Broken, Plug and Play, or Subscription Gift’.
They are described using these terms to show that they have been adapted and are functioning as an illicit streaming device.
In some cases consumers buy devices and subsequently add the software, this also makes it an illicit streaming device.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-online-piracy
06-02-2019, 11:29 AM
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Re: Amazon Firestick
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Does anyone know about Mobdro? Is that illegal?
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-mobdr...ndroid-1630174
Some of these - as with certain Kodi add-ons which only support legal streams - do not contain content which infringes on copyright. However, the number of Mobdro streams that feature live TV channels, movies and sports greatly outweigh the quantity of legal ones.
Be aware - downloading and installing the APK file for the app will require you to turn off Android's external application restrictions. This is a surefire way of inviting malware onto your device if you are not fully sure what it is you are downloading.
06-02-2019, 07:38 PM
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Re: Amazon Firestick
Originally Posted by Omah
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I've never heard of it, so I've Googled it. Apparently:https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-mobdr...ndroid-1630174
AFAIK, no "users" have been the subject of prosecution.
Would you know.......What if you downloaded Mobdro onto an Amazon fire stick to use in your ‘non smart’ television? How would malware affect the television?
06-02-2019, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Artangel
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Thank You, Omah. Would you know.......What if you downloaded Mobdro onto an Amazon fire stick to use in your ‘non smart’ television? How would malware affect the television?
I tried Kodi but stopped using it because the use of ancillary software to make it work was opening up my phones and PCs to malware infiltration - Mobdro probably works the same way, by requesting access to your local network. At the moment, the risks are probably low .....
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