Exodus for Kodi is one of the most popular add-ons to the application. It gives users access to thousands of movies, TV shows, children's shows and documentaries, which can be attended for free at the touch of a button.
But it is Exodus add-on lawfulness; Does the legal status of the add-on for the Kodi app change depending on the country you are in? And could you have trouble using Kodi Exodus?
Below we will try to answer all of these questions.
What is Exodus for Kodi?
There are two main versions of the Exodus add-on. The split occurred when the developers of the original Exodus add-on stopped developing the 2016 application and gave the source code to the community.
The two versions are called Exodus Redux and Exodus V8. They are developed by different groups and have slightly different interfaces.
Of the two add-ons, Exodus Redux is the most popular.
What content does Exodus have?
The add-on features almost every TV show, movie, documentary, cartoon for children, immediately after their release. That you can think is available in Exodus.
You will find the latest episodes of big series such as Game of Thrones and The Big Bang Theory as well as the newest Hollywood blockbusters. You will also find a number of older series such as Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Breaking Bad and many more.
Each video contains a list of sources. If a streaming does not work, you can continue to test it from the list until the view starts.
Wondering how much it costs to access all of this new content? Nothing. Kodi Exodus is completely free.
Is the Exodus add-on legal? Is the content it claims legitimate?
First of all, we need to make it clear: Exodus does not host content. it just provides links and sources from where you can find various movies and TV shows.
So the question is, "Is the content associated with the Exodus add-on legal?"
The answer is no, although there is legal content available. For example, you may come across some series and movies made available for free by the producers. However, the vast majority of content available through the extensions Exodus was uploaded illegally.
Users who have files for streaming do not have distribution rights. They copy the broadcasts, and then upload them to different hosting locations. Almost every country in the world feels this process illegal. In the United States and Europe, it can lead to imprisonment.
Is the Exodus add-on legal?
The situation with the legality of the content that Exodus projects is clear is clear. But what about the add-on?
The term facilitator is not new. You know the story: Napster, Limewire, Pirate Bay, Project Free TV and Megaupload are great examples of this.
It's illegal a company to simply provide a way access of users to illegal content, when it does not host or distribute the content itself?
In the US, the answer is yes.
MGM Studios, Inc. has a res judicata. against Grosster, Ltd, 2005. It was a case that was handled by the Supreme Court and concerned copyright laws and peer-to-peer file sharing.
In this landmark case, the court first referred to the "incitement rule":
"We believe that anyone who distributes an application in order to promote its use to infringe copyright is responsible for subsequent infringements by third parties."
"The incitement rule […] is responsible for intentional, reprehensible expression and conduct and therefore does nothing to prevent illicit trade or discourage infringements by third parties."
So if we analyze Exodus with these instructions, it is clear that it violates the law:
Does the add-on promote its ability to breach copyright? Yes.
Does it take positive steps to promote the infringement? Yes.
Are users as a result of violating the law? Yes.
Is the behavior of Exodus deliberate? Yes
Could you be prosecuted for using Exodus in Kodi?
If you are in Europe, the situation is clear. The police can arrest you for streaming pirated content. In April of 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Community has ruled that the streaming of copyrighted content without rights or subscriptions violates the law.
In the US, there is no such law. However, there are endless loopholes in the law that authorities can use to "hold" you:
Buffering in a video is technically the creation of a copy of the content. So this is illegal.
Some Codi's add-ons they are known to use P2P technology and simultaneously upload and download video files while watching them. This is also illegal.
Depending on your settings, some or all of the video may be stored in your computer's cache. And this is marked as an illegal copy.
What about the possibility of persecution? Chances are limited, but it is one of those situations that no one expects to happen until it happens.
Is it worth risking your freedom to watch a movie without paying it? This can only be decided by you.
Let's look at the subject from another point of view. Is it illegal for a country's politicians not to obey its constitution?
Yes it is.
Is it illegal for a country not to obey its Referendum?
Yes it is.
Is it illegal not to capture corrupt bankers?
Yes it is.
It is illegal to assign all the Public Property to usury funds?
Yes it is.
Is it illegal for the financial police to accept orders and not to look for black money cases because behind them are big dupeas with suits?
Yes it is.
Is it illegal… Laws to be written by Weiser and applied to Hellenism in violation of the Constitution?
Yes it is.
These and more.
So, until we find the illegality of the additional exodus let's find the criminal illegalities of the gentlemen with the collars and then we find the details…
Amazing courtesy Mr. Giorgos! You tell the prosecutor when they conceive you. With your own logic, then I will also be bottled in your house and stole you. Seriously, wrong will be what I will do, in the face of the criminal offenses of the gentlemen with the collars. Do you disagree?
I will bare it in mind.
And whenever you want me, come and steal me.
Then we will count on wrongs like what you do here talking about robberies while you do not hear everything else I mentioned.
After all, I have to say and say, I say it with my name.
You ;
But when you watch movies illegally, you are (indirectly) stealing someone! That is why I mentioned the robbery as an example. The fact that some "big ones" steal more does not give us the right to steal less.
Although I do not deal with downloading movies, taking a look at the cost of producing a movie and its revenue, it seems the studio steals everyone.
However, on the merits, the issue I mentioned above is valid.
In Greece, have we solved the brutalities of the puppets of the House and their criminal mechanisms so that one can deal with them?
And because you are going to change my conversation, think about whether your whole problem is focused on whether or not it is legal to watch movies or the uselessness of those who receive "above" orders about who will be arrested and who will be bullied.
For example, since I found the opportunity, it has not been long since GADA called me for a coffee after a policy order.
It is not long since the Prosecutor's Office filed a file with tax evasion and evasion of tens of millions of euros from a bank.
It has not been long since (under the administration of your namesake, Sfakianakis) the financial police "did not find evidence of what I reported with evidence" and were content with "they did not give us evidence citing confidentiality" (hahaha).
It has been less time since GADA apologized to me… verbally and not in writing for the arbitrariness of its executives.
If all this shows that the Greek state must deal with trivial or non-existent situations and not with fundamental violations, then I agree with you. Let the prosecutor deal with the exodus and not with the investigation - arrest of old people who abuse power and are arbitrary.
Of course my friend, everyone judges from his experiences and from the struggles he fights. You obviously have solved all your other problems, so you think that the film has to be likened to the crime of selling public property.
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