2015-03-10, 23:01
If the Kodi repository becomes the gatekeeper of add-ons, they become the legal target if one of the 'so-called-legit' add-ons have issue with re-casting. In most cases, unless specifically allowed, web sites prohibit re-casting. They want you to visit (sometimes to register) their web page and be bombarded with click through, ads, and data collection techniques. Now I can see some re-casting of some sites would jump at the chance for larger exposure in an add-on, after all in a perfect world who wouldn't want the most views possible, it's like creating a super antenna in the analog world. (but few add-ons if any get written permission to re-cast) But we live in a world of rules and control, and where there is millions of eyeballs, there is a lot of m-o-n-e-y mixed with a lot of selfish elites who would need to exercise their grasp on creative content they think they own.
Personally I love add-ons, but they are a slippery slope and I would rather do without, if it meant sacrificing Kodi. Here's a little Canadian perspective from Michael Geist on Streaming and how Canadian law views online streaming video. a good read that didn't get published in the local media.
Personally I love add-ons, but they are a slippery slope and I would rather do without, if it meant sacrificing Kodi. Here's a little Canadian perspective from Michael Geist on Streaming and how Canadian law views online streaming video. a good read that didn't get published in the local media.