A LANDMARK UK court case around the sale of 'fully-loaded' Kodi boxes has come to an unexpected end after the defendant changed his plea to guilty, despite previously defending his innocence.
Brian Thompson pleaded guilty to two charges under the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, after pleading not guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing back in January.
Thompson had been found to be selling Android boxes pre-loaded with Kodi and add-ons that allowed the viewing of pirated material, and was promoting that fact to help drive sale
As many as a million piracy-enabled set-top boxes have been sold in the past two years by sellers using similar methods to Thompson.
The reason for Thompson's plea change isn't clear, beyond word that "an exchange of correspondence in the case" had occurred, according to his legal team as reported in the Gazette Live.
Thompson now awaits sentencing, sending a clear message to UK sellers of fully loaded boxes that take advantage of Kodi's ability to tap into copyright protected material.
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