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I don't believe the UK part of the wiki is complete, just too many instances in which Intervenor or friend of the court would be needed. If one relied on wiki's for information, that page would be endless.
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PatK
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"some other public body" can be construed as representation on various interests, the addresses & numbers scrolling across the top; don't seem to be in my neighbourhood. The map out pulls to the UK then the pin is smack dap in Leeds. Don't know why you're argumentative, over a lay point which you have zero ground. The fears others have may be unfounded, but if we have some UK contact or friends of Kodi in the area of that litigation, it might a wise move to at least talk to the crown.
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2016-09-28, 05:11
(This post was last modified: 2016-09-28, 05:15 by Asphyx.)
I think instead of bickering here the Devs should consult a lawyer in the UK who knows what is and is not possible.
In most cases this filing is used in lawsuits or appeals and may not apply to Criminal Proceedings which this case seems to be.
They may tell you that no action can be taken until a ruling is made by the court at which time you can challenge the ruling (or wording of) on your own without being involved in this particular case.
It's better to be safe than sorry and at least explore what legal actions you need to take and when it is best to take them.
You don't want to wait only to hear that you should have filed the paperwork a month ago and now it's too late.
You certainly aren't going to get good advice just from posts on a forum!
Afterthought here...
You know if you contacted the prosecutors of the case and told them your concerns and what your policy is, I'm sure they would LOVE to be able to enter into evidence a statement from the Kodi Dev team that states they do not support Kodi being used for Piracy as it likely helps their case against the guy.
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I am 100% sure that he will be found guilty.
Not necessarily for the addons that allow copyright infringement because at the moment there is an EU ruling that essentially states that streaming through a browser is not currently illegal, although that current decision is coming up for review.
So the defence could be that Kodi is a form of browser and therefore escape prosecution on a technicality.
Where i believe that the prosecution will proceed and succeed (even if they have not thought of it yet) is where some of the addons with these fully loaded boxes are for access to porn, so the angle taken may be that there is a great risk of harm to children, which will then fall under a far more serious kind of offence and where he could potentially find himself placed on the sex offenders register, especially if it can be shown that any minor has ever purchased a box from his shop.
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There is no suggestion that the defendant has been charged with anything sex/porn related.
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