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XBMC Foundation is pondering  several major changes to the way it deals with piracy on its streaming software, Kodi. The popular open-source platform, used by millions of people to stream / side-load TV shows,  games movies, etc. on IPTV devices, has been well known for enabling free streams of paid-for content via unofficial third-party add-ons.   

People are sick of all the legislation and geographical blocking, and thus content being allowed in one area and not in another, if you want my opinion.  

This is a global economy when it suits politicians and corporations, and NOT -- when it suits them also but that is none of my business.  

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### DRM: Digital Rights Management

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The non profit XBMC Foundation team behind KODI, in efforts to curb/deal with the masses of users turning to the more shady add-ons that the Foundation has often condemned, is apparently considering adding *"low-level"* digital rights management (DRM) to encourage more official networks / content providers to consider using the platform, vs. combatting these unofficial apps head on.


> "Our view on this is that [removing code] would not help a bit, because the code is open-source and others can easily revert it. Blocking add-ons won't help since they would instantly change the add-on and the block would be in vain," XBMC Foundation's project lead Martijn Kaijser told TorrentFreak.

> "Our platform has a lot of potential and we are looking into attracting more legal and official content providers. Additionally, we're looking into adding low-level DRM that would at least make it more feasible to gain trust from certain providers."

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If the policy changes proposed,  come to fruition, there may be an increase in the amount of legal, rights holder-endorsed add-ons joining the Kodi ranks. Whilst the number of 'official' add-ons on XBMC's platform is dwarfed by pirated / less official streams, Kodi does already support platforms like Twitch, BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Prime Video and other major content providers of TV, music and film.

> "There are rights holders that know who we are and realize we are distinct from the 3rd party add-on crowd," said XBMC Foundation president Nathan Betzen. "And then there are the rights holders who have been successfully taken in by the propaganda, who write us very legal sounding letters because some random YouTuber or 'news' website described the author of a piracy add-on as a 'Kodi developer'."

These plans by XBMC come during the continued crackdown on re/sellers of 'Kodi boxes', i.e. set-top devices, like Amazon's Fire Stick or Nvidia's Shield TV, pre-installed with the more piracy-focused add-ons. 

As well as multiple arrests in the UK -  both the US and UK wings of online retail giant Amazon have banned the sale of infringing devices.

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If you are not sure what KODI/Android boxes are, etc. here is an article for you. 

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kodi-legal-everything-know-about-using-media-boxes-ahead-landmark-trial-1603799?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss-related&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news

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