Tag: Kodi
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Dish Sues Two More IPTV Providers
A few months ago Dish kicked off their legal fight against piracy streaming services by suing the Kodi-add-on ZemTV and TVAddons.org. Now according to TorrentFreak Dish Network has filed two new lawsuits against pirate IPTV providers. The first lawsuit was recently filed in Maryland against Furniture Inc. and Mohammad Yusif for their Spider-TV service. Dish says the defendants are selling…
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Kodi Launches on The Xbox One
Kodi first got its start as the XBMC (Xbox Media Center) now they are once again returning to the place they started. Recently one of the few devices that Kodi did not support was the Xbox One now though Kodi has announced an “18.0 Alpha1” version for the Xbox One. Kodi for the Xbox One…
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CrimeStoppers Launches an Anti-Kodi Add-On Campaign
CrimeStoppers in the UK recently launched an all-out anti-Kodi add-on campaign targeting third-party Kodi add-ons promoting piracy and fully loaded “Kodi Boxes.” In a series of four commercials, CrimeStoppers clearly goes after users and sellers of piracy add-ons and the so-called “Kodi Boxes.” They also try to dispel the idea that it is legal to…
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Yesterday Several Kodi Addon Developers Quit Following New Lawsuit Threats
A few months ago TVAddons found themselves facing a lawsuit and legal action in both the US and Canada. After that happened several Kodi addon developers called it quits and now a new round of addon developers have walked away after fresh legal action by the MPAA. Yesterday the Kodi addon developer jsergin123 posted the…
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Some Kodi Add-Ons Are Monitoring End Users Looking For Piracy
The battle to stop piracy from third-party Kodi add-ons is now targeting end users. For months now we have seen content owners go after add-on developers and box sellers who promote Kodi add-ons as a way to get free content. Now they seem to be switching their focus to stopping end users from using piracy…
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The MPAA Is Becoming Concerned about 3rd Party Kodi Piracy
It looks like The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has turned its attention to third-party Kodi add-ons that promote piracy. Now it appears that the MPAA plans to do something about the growing world of Kodi piracy add-ons made by third-party developers. “Websites enable one-click installation of modified software onto set-top boxes or other…
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A Popular Third-Party Kodi Service is Now a Potential Security Risk for Users
Did you use TVAddons to add third-party Kodi add-ons to your streaming player? You may be in danger of a serious security issue. TVAddons.ag was a website that helped people install third-party Kodi add-ons. Recently it was sued by Dish, the parent company of Sling TV. Shortly after the lawsuit was announced TVAddons went dark.…
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Be Careful of Scams on Facebook Targeting Cord Cutters
Recently Facebook moved to officially ban the sale of so-called “Kodi Boxes.” These so-called “Kodi Boxes” are just Android boxes that come preloaded with third-party add-ons that allow you to stream pirated content for free online. Amazon and eBay have worked hard to ban these devices. While Facebook has also started to ban the sales…
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Content Owners Now Plan To Go After Kodi Users Who Pirate Their Content
For months now content owners have been going after third-party Kodi add-on makers and box sellers who promote piracy. Now a major content and anti-piracy group has announced plans to go after the users of illegal add-ons for Kodi in “the very near future.” Kieron Sharp, the chief executive of the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), says…
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Dish Wins a Early Round in Its Lawsuit Against Third-Party Kodi Add-Ons
Recently it was announced that Dish Network had started a lawsuit against the third-party Kodi add-on ZemTV and the third-party library site TVAddons. Dish is going after both for copyright infringement. Now it seems that Dish has won the first round with a Texas Court agreeing to Dish Network’s request to unmask the owners of…