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davodyguy:
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‘Pirate’ Android TV Box Sellers Raided By Police
By Andy on June 12, 2015
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Breaking
Sellers of Android boxes loaded with software enabling the free viewing of movies, TV shows and live sports have been raided this week by UK authorities. Trading Standards officers, police and representatives from Sky TV carried out raids in several locations, causing other sellers to quickly reconsider the tone of their marketing efforts.
kodiWhile paying subscriptions to services such as Netflix, premium satellite and cable channels, sports broadcasters and PPV outlets are legitimate ways to obtain content on a TV, there are others that require very little outlay.
Apple TV boxes, Android set-top boxes and even the lowly Raspberry PI can run software such as Kodi (previously XBMC) alongside third-party addons to provide all of the above at virtually zero cost. Unsurprisingly, this annoys content providers no end.
While selling any of the above devices alone is entirely legal, over the past couple of years online markets such as eBay and Amazon have been flooded with “fully loaded” boxes (Android-based in particular) that enable free viewing of anything from first run movies to live sports.
Surprisingly, many vendors have been happy to publicly advertise that fact, with many apparently under the impression that if they don’t provide the illegal content themselves then they aren’t liable. In the UK that argument is unlikely to fly and during the past week patience appears to have run out.
Earlier this week Trading Standards officers and police carried out raids on sellers of Android boxes setup to receive unauthorized content. One seller, operating from GeekyKit.com, told customers that his physical shops would not be trading as normal.
“As you may be aware we were visited yesterday by Sky [television] in conjunction with Trading Standards. Whilst we continue to investigate our position the stores will remain closed and support will remain suspended. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused,” he explained.
“We do not control the content that is accessible on the internet via the product that we sell. We are currently working with Trading Standards to ensure that we can sell our products whilst adhering to UK copyright laws.”
Although no details on changes were provided by GeekyKit, the signs on the front of one of their shops will be the first thing to go after leaving little to the imagination

seromezy:
Some guys are nothing a piece of shirt*** any way u are a novice, just managing u qauck nokia dead batter phone on nairaland cos almost every one knows omozar....and this bitch is here pointing finger at him.

GeneralShepherd:
Like I said to your fellow dumb tribalist
Arnold Schwarzenegger that became a governor in America was not originally American.
Barrack Obama was not originally an American.
Many British Ministers were not originally British, an example is Chuka Umunna!
We are just talking about Igbos in Lagos contesting for democratic roles, what of when a Ghanian living in Nigeria tries to do same.
Africans are too fvcking backwards. gosh

Duke_Nija: Please show them who's boss

jude33084: Me and myself,.......after a hard day in the office



I love this thread mehnnnnn!

Keneking: Igbos are indeed doing well globally

DE_GONGS: Go make a remarkable improvement in your academic life first!

sholay2011: Hope no problem sir?