So, I would like to start up with saying that every move I've got in my server I own it (I used to have all of them until my wife decided to start selling them to save space lol). Piracy is something I am against. I am also against people who take advantage of others because of their lack of knowledge.
Several of my co-workers got these Android boxes with Kodi. They were all happy and excited because it offered a lot of content they can watch for free. Some of them even cancelled their cable subscriptions. So, they continued talking about all of the different applications and which applications had different movies, TV Shows and Music. I was keeping myself out of this until they started talking about watching movies that are still in theaters.
So, I got into it, and I tried to explain to them that they were stealing from the movie industry / employers / employees and this was the reason why there are so many restrictions. I tried to explain it to them in a simple business scenario. If you had a restaurant, and 50% of your customers show up, eat and leave without paying would you be able to keep your business running? Better yet, would you be able to keep paying your employees? They all laughed and said, "This is different." So this quickly became a moot conversation!
So, I finally asked, how much did you pay for these Android boxes with Kodi. Their "leader" said, "We've got a package deal. We paid $250 each, and they are usually $350." Needless to say, I explained to them that Kodi is a trademark, and Kodi does not endorse any of the applications they are using. Furthermore, they could get in trouble for using them if they were to get caught.
I continued to explained to them that Kodi is an opened software, and IT IS FREE! None of them believed me. So, one day we all had a meeting, and I brought my NUC HTPC. In less than 20 minutes, I had Kodi installed with the same build they were using on their Android boxes. I wish I had taken a picture of their faces when they realized they were deceived to pay for something that is ILLEGAL AND FREE!
I apologize in advance if this causes any issues or if I didn't post this in the correct area, but I just wanted to rant! Thank you!
Several of my co-workers got these Android boxes with Kodi. They were all happy and excited because it offered a lot of content they can watch for free. Some of them even cancelled their cable subscriptions. So, they continued talking about all of the different applications and which applications had different movies, TV Shows and Music. I was keeping myself out of this until they started talking about watching movies that are still in theaters.
So, I got into it, and I tried to explain to them that they were stealing from the movie industry / employers / employees and this was the reason why there are so many restrictions. I tried to explain it to them in a simple business scenario. If you had a restaurant, and 50% of your customers show up, eat and leave without paying would you be able to keep your business running? Better yet, would you be able to keep paying your employees? They all laughed and said, "This is different." So this quickly became a moot conversation!
So, I finally asked, how much did you pay for these Android boxes with Kodi. Their "leader" said, "We've got a package deal. We paid $250 each, and they are usually $350." Needless to say, I explained to them that Kodi is a trademark, and Kodi does not endorse any of the applications they are using. Furthermore, they could get in trouble for using them if they were to get caught.
I continued to explained to them that Kodi is an opened software, and IT IS FREE! None of them believed me. So, one day we all had a meeting, and I brought my NUC HTPC. In less than 20 minutes, I had Kodi installed with the same build they were using on their Android boxes. I wish I had taken a picture of their faces when they realized they were deceived to pay for something that is ILLEGAL AND FREE!
I apologize in advance if this causes any issues or if I didn't post this in the correct area, but I just wanted to rant! Thank you!