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Is Kodi in trouble?

We all know someone who sells Kodi sticks and boxes. Eventually, this will lead to Kodi’s demise.

by
Kevin Raposo
February 10, 2017

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I recently stumbled across a post today on The Verge which pointed me to a story via the BBC about a group of people arrested for selling Kodi sticks and over-priced boxes. It’s also believed the group racked up over $300,000 in revenue.

The Verge writes:

Kodi was in the news this week after five people were arrested for selling fully loaded “Kodi boxes.” Those little HDMI sticks allegedly earned the pack some £250,000 (over $310,000) in the process. I’m aware of similar practices in the US, too, with sellers marking up Kodified Fire TV Stickshttps://knowtechie.com/amazon-fire-tv-sticks-deal/ to $60, $80, or even $100, with eager buyers snapping them up for the promise of “free” everything.

For those of you out of the loop, Kodi is an open-source media server which can be loaded onto an Amazon Fire Stick, Android set-top box, or even smartphones and laptops. Basically, it offers your free access to live sporting events around the world, movies, TV shows, and a whole lot more. However, it does come with a load of caveats. It’s not perfect and sometimes gives you more headaches than it’s worth.

Oh, did I also mention it’s illegal? When you boil it down, it’s essentially intellectual property theft. Piracy, if that’s easier.

Now, I’m not promoting the use of Kodi or anything, but the problem here is that people are trying to make a quick buck off the platform, and that’s not right. Especially when Kodi’s creators are not even asking for money.

The key takeaways here is this: