tsar4 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I've been skimming through the propaganda and am trying to figure out: a) how this could in any way be legal? b) is it worth it? c) isn't net security an issue? It does seem too good to be true, so I figure there's a "but..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 This is what Google's giving me: If the device provides access to copyrighted material without proper licensing or authorization, that's a violation of copyright laws. So the device itself is not illegal, but using it to stream unauthorized content is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted October 13 Author Share Posted October 13 13 hours ago, Seight said: This is what Google's giving me: If the device provides access to copyrighted material without proper licensing or authorization, that's a violation of copyright laws. So the device itself is not illegal, but using it to stream unauthorized content is. I did do some deeper digging yesterday. It seems the scam is that there are cheaper boxes out there that will do the same thing. I thought I read in one that SuperBox is preprogrammed with BlueTV, but other sites stated that the company doesn't name what they use to access content. It's odd that Amazon & Walmart are allowing the thing to be sold on their platforms. People who have the box seem to run 50/50 on whether it is worth it or not. There were a disheartening number of DitBs (Dead in the Box) where the purchaser couldn't get any response from the manufacturer/seller when they bought it direct from them. I also found out a little about Real Debrid & Streamio, quite the wild west out there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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