it is slow and painful to surf
The ECJ ruling of April 27th has changed that. The loophole had been that streaming only involved making a transient copy which was not considered illegal. However, the latest ruling says that making a copy -- even a temporary one -- can only be considered legitimate if the copyright holder does not suffer loss, and the court ruled that they did suffer loss in this case. The case concerned an individual Dutch reseller, and it may take another case to make the decision more general, but there is nevertheless now an EU legal ruling that streaming unpaid-for copyrighted content is illegal for the end user.I don't think the boxes themselves are illegal. It's just become illegal for the seller to install the apps (which you can do yourself).
Streaming is not downloading ... rather watch as you go. Downloading movies etc. would be considered illegal.
... or on any old laptop you have lying around.You don't need to buy an android box, you can install it on your tv.
You don't need to buy an android box, you can install it on your tv. Put Kodi Sony Bravia into youtube and there are plenty of instructions.
It is illegal though
It's unlikely that individuals will be targeted for buying pre-configured boxes, or watching illegal streams, but the MPA are starting to take action to make ISPs block the sources of these streams. ISPs aren't fighting it and so over time I'd expect the number of available streams to fall.
I agree with this, but there are so many streams out there it could be like a game of whack-a-mole.
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