Kodi box users could face up to TEN years in jail thanks to controversial new law

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Kodi boxes can be used to gain add-ons that offer illegal streams as well as the legal TV services.

Thousands of Brits use the set, as well as file-sharing websites like BitTorrent to watch sports as well as TV shows and films still showing in cinemas.

Many are unsure whether what they are doing is against the law.

Now, a new law could see those infringing copyright receive ten year prison sentences

The Digital Economy Bill, warns that those downloading or making films or matches available online ? by using torrents ? will be committing a criminal offence.

It is proposing ten year sentences, but it has said this will ?only be applied in the most serious of criminal circumstances,? it confirmed in a letter to the Open Rights Group.

That means anyone who accidentally infringes copyright, like re-posting a picture on Twitter which belongs to someone else is unlikely to face charges.

It?s also unlikely to foot the bill for storming the millions of living rooms in Britain where Kodi software might be used to stream pay-per-view films.

But ?intentional? infringement, such as in the case of streaming hundreds or even thousands worth of free films, TV shows and sports programming could be in big trouble.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/347114...rsial-new-law/