Legal or illegal IPTV subscription? Solved/Closed

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Hello everyone

I saw that No Limit TV offers a subscription for €3.33/month (€39.99/year) to receive all foreign and French channels (including Canal+, BeIn Sports, RMC 1, 2, 3). Of course, you first need to buy a box (like the X96 Mini). IS IT LEGAL? If it isn't legal, why are these boxes being sold on several well-known websites? Thank you for your response.

Rio79 · Accepted Answer

As far as the box is concerned, I think it's legal because you can install applications on it, but for subscriptions, I don't think so. This is my opinion.

bazfile · Answer

Hello,
What is illegal are IPTV subscriptions, not Android TV boxes because they can be used for many other things.

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gégé57310 · Answer

Thank you for your response. I will not subscribe and I will not purchase the case. Best regards.

Tz · Answer

Hello,

Indeed, while selling a box is perfectly legal, the subscription is what poses a problem:

To put it simply, a box allows you to install numerous applications, just like an Android or Apple Store. The box alone serves only that purpose.
When you take an internet + TV subscription with a provider (Free, Orange, etc.), the provided TV box is exactly the same as an IPTV box but with pre-installed applications (Netflix, My Orange Account, etc.) and a user interface optimized according to the provider's needs.
When you use an IPTV box, you have to directly install the applications you want to use (Netflix, Molotov, MyCanal, etc.) just like on your phone or computer. But to access paid content, you will still need a subscription with the channel or rights holder (e.g., the Netflix app is useless if you don't have a Netflix subscription).

Regarding the IPTV subscription, it is indeed illegal.
Why? Explanation:
An IPTV service will offer you a subscription for a ridiculous sum (you mentioned €3/month) that allows you to access a whole range of content (Canal+, Netflix, free and paid channels, Amazon Prime and others…). The problem is that the IPTV service offering you this magical package does not pay any rights on this content. They pirate it (therefore stealing it) and then charge for access. This is obviously illegal (counterfeiting + copyright infringement). Subscribing to one of these services is also illegal. It is culpable of using counterfeited goods (and at €3/month for the subscription, it is hard to convince a judge that one was unaware of the illegal nature of the thing).
In practical terms, you risk up to 3 years in prison and several thousand euros in fines if you use an illegal IPTV subscription.
In fact, this rarely happens, as justice tends to focus on the people behind these illegal offers. However, things are starting to change and more and more users are finding themselves in a bad situation...

In conclusion, while box offers are perfectly legal, a box + subscription offer or subscription alone is illegal but also risky :)

Wishing all readers of this response a good day,

Tz

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