Keep using Kodi to watch pirated films and TV, says company

Kodi says it will keep its software free and open, and has encouraged people to keep using it, amid a piracy streaming crackdown in Europe.

 

In April, the EU Court of Justice ruled that the sale of media players deliberately pre-loaded with links to copyrighted content is illegal.

Kodi says its team is pleased with the decision, but will not prevent users from accessing pirate streams through its software.

 

“Even though pirate streaming appears to be illegal in Europe, we still stand by our neutral policy,” wrote Nathan Betzen, a Kodi community and project manager, in a blog post. 

 

“We are developers and not the police, and we have no interest in acting as police for our own software. Kodi will remain as free and as open as it always has. Feel free to continue using Kodi however you want. To us Kodi is and always will be just a tool, like a hammer, and how you choose to use that tool is up to you.

 

“We do ask that if you decide to use Kodi in a way that's illegal, please leave us out of it. People who steal cars don't tweet a picture of their stolen car to Ford Motor Co. We ask that if you watch pirate streams, that you not tweet us about those streams.” 

 

The company says it does not condone piracy. 

 

“All we say is do whatever you want with it but do not connect our name with these addons and boxes,” Kodi told The Independent.

 

Read the full article from The Independent here.

Well that headline is incorrect and I would suggest possibly libelous. All they've said is they will keep developing the platform and it's up to the end user to decide what they do with the software, they don't condone piracy, they're just the developers, it's not their job to police how their software is used.

17 hours ago, Stocky said:

Well that headline is incorrect

Agreed. Since when was Kodi a company? I thought it was a piece of open source software developed by XBMC group.

Ridiculous headline.

 

Wonder what's next?

 

"Keep coming to T to screw hookers, says tourism official as nothing is done to close down beer bars and go gos" ??????

If you read the entire article from the Independent (link is in the OP) and scroll to the bottom where the readers' comments are you will find many complaints about the "click bait" headline.

47 minutes ago, Jai Dee said:

If you read the entire article from the Independent (link is in the OP) and scroll to the bottom where the readers' comments are you will find many complaints about the "click bait" headline.

So why is this rubbish re-posted here, except as "click bait"?

It's for information Stocky.

You have the choice whether to read it or not.

You also have the choice whether to post a reply or not.

Personally I found the content of the article interesting, regardless of the headline, and re-posted it here for other Forum members to consider as well.

 

23 hours ago, Stocky said:

Well that headline is incorrect and I would suggest possibly libelous. All they've said is they will keep developing the platform and it's up to the end user to decide what they do with the software, they don't condone piracy, they're just the developers, it's not their job to police how their software is used.

 

You are right in that, on their web page they even clearly say that they do not support pirated addons.

 

https://kodi.tv/download

Additionally Kodi allows you to install third-party plugins that may provide access to content that is freely available on the official content provider website. The watching or listening of illegal or pirated content which would otherwise need to be paid for is not endorsed or approved by Team Kodi.