Kodi Calls for TVAddons to be Shut Down

Kodi has called for TVAddons to be shut down, complaining on Twitter that it "brings misery to everyone."

TVAddons is one of the most popular libraries for add-ons on Kodi, and was suddenly shut down in June due to a legal battle with Canadian television networks.

But Canadian courts recently cleared the developers, and the library – which allows users to stream both legal and illegal content on Kodi boxes – put back online.

Although Kodi software is legal, it has become associated with internet piracy due to add-ons like Navi-X that allow users to stream illegal content.

Under new rules, people in the UK could face up to 10 years in prison if caught streaming illegal content. In a letter to the Open Rights Group, the Intellectual Property Office said:

"'It is important to note that the criminal offences apply to making material available to others, not to those just downloading material to their computers.

"Anyone seeking to enforce their rights for the downloading of material would be unlikely to refer to this legislation.

"Ten year sentences would only be applied in the most serious of criminal circumstances."

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