There's been a bullshit story doing the rounds, more or less saying "if you stream, you will get a letter".
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/15038066.Watch_TV_shows_or_sports_matches_illegally__Find_out_why_you_could_receive_a_warning_letter_this_week/
They cite a BBC news story...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38583357
The jist of the bbc story says "if you use torrents you'll get a letter", and that Kodi and cyberlockers won't be affected.
Anyway streaming is legal as of right now.... Well, until we leave Europe.
Here's a bit of an article from PC Advisor.....
Is streaming pirate movies legal?
What the Court of Justice of the European Union says
Back in June 2014, there was a “landmark” case where a media service company (Meltwater) was sued by several media groups including the UK-based Newspaper Licensing Agency.
Essentially, the CJEU ruled against the NLA saying that viewing copyrighted content online is not copyright infringement. It all boils down to the fact that the copyrighted information is stored only temporarily on the user’s computer, and temporary copies are exempt from copyright laws.
That’s big news, since it has implications beyond simple web pages, which is what the case was all about.
Since then, the CJEU was asked to clarify whether these existing EU copyright exemptions also apply to viewing and streaming videos online. The court said that streaming videos is different to making a copy, so is also exempt from copyright laws.
Of course, the owners and operators of the streaming services which make this copyright protected content available are breaking the law and can be prosecuted, but as a viewer and streamer you are not breaking any European law.
However, although this is currently the situation, it could change in the future. The CJEU has been asked to clarify the legality of streaming video in Europe, with particular reference to a Dutch retailer which sells Kodi boxes that are pre-configured to access copyrighted material.
In the UK, there have been several police raids on sellers of video players (including Android boxes) which are allegedly set up to stream paid-for content for free. |
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i stream everything. mainly because i don't want to wait for downloads and the internet speeds are good enough for me not to need to.
so basically, as a virignmedia customer, i will be paying more for this to be policed and useless letters to be sent out? 
vm already blocks just about everything illegal as it is. |
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