US satellite provider Dish Network filed a lawsuit against two of Kodi's well-known add-ons: ZemTV and TVAddons.ag The complaint blames ZemTV for direct copyright infringement by various TV channels and TVAddons for the distribution of pirated material through additives. 
Let us mention that the lawsuits were not accidental, as more and more use Kodi decoders for streaming pirate content on their televisions.
Kodi is a completely legal platform, but third-party add-ons can turn it into an absolute pirate engine, providing access to movies, TV shows and IPTV channels.
These add-ons are a direct competition for traditional broadcasting providers, such as the Dish Network in the United States, which filed a lawsuit at a federal court in Texas last week.
The complaint lists the additional ZemTV as the main target, as this service allows users to watch a variety of satellite channels without permission.
"ZemTV relays Internet channels to end users downloading the ZemTV plugin for Kodi media player, available for download at www.tvaddons.ag and www.tvaddons.org," Dish's lawyers say .
The TVAddons platform, which hosts hundreds of unofficial Kodi add-ons including ZemTV, is also referred to as a defendant. According to Dish, TVAddons plays an important role in distributing illegal content.
Probably will not be surprising if TVAddons is forced to start removing add-ons due to legal threats. Let us mention that the lawsuit against ZemTV and TVAddons is the first of its kind in the United States.
This is probably more closely monitored by other copyright owners, add-on developers and TVAddons platforms.
