Kodi Is Legal, Buying And Selling It, Isn't

The legality of using Kodi, as an end user, will always be legal despite purchasing a tampered device -- devices stocked with plug-ins for illegal streaming services. A new legal challenge from Middlesbrough indicates that only individuals selling "stocked" devices to the public only have the devices, and those looking for them, could be imprisoned.

According to the Birmingham Mail, the curious case of Brian Thompson from Middlesbrough would help clear up the case. Pleading not guilty to his charges in Teesside Magistrates' Court, Thompson's case ruling would define the entire industry of Kodi boxes, specifically the retail aspect. It would also decide whether consumers may also be filed for their ownership of tampered Kodi boxes.

According to Birmingham Mail, the Kodi boxes are still up for sale but most products sold through Tesco, Amazon and other similar high-street retailers do not come pre-loaded with illegal software for streaming. 

Additional cases regarding illegal streaming with Kodi boxes include a streaming of a pay-per-view match in Boro, which had a pub in Teesside pay more than £8000 for public broadcast without proper royalties and due to violation of copyrights on part of the Boro organisers.

Kodi in its unaltered form is legal. But using plug-ins for illegal streaming can get one a violation order, especially if streamed publicly for many to watch.

Court Rules Deportation of Singaporean Woman Despite Decades Of Marriage In Britain

County Durham native and married in 1990, Irene Clennell lived in London two years before after her marriage to John Clennell. Irene Clennell, originally a Singaporean, was "forcibly removed" from the country according to The Guardian. According to Clennell's sister-in law, she is confirmed deported due to "insensitive and unfair government rules." The sister-in-law said that John Clennell was ill and the government had her deported still.

Angela Clennell said the government was unfair because the decision was made on a Sunday so "you cannot contact anyone to try and stop it from happening. She "felt sick" with the situation and contacted immigration solicitors -- whoever were open during the time.

Clennell's record was not as clean as an immigrant living in the United Kingdom is despite her twenty years in the country. Often, she left to Singapore caring for her parents before they died. This would often last for years.

The Guardian believes the government found reason to deport Clennell on the grounds of no evidence showing "long stretches of uninterrupted time living in the United Kingdom," a main tenet of the UK's spousal Visa system. The rules allow the government to conclude that those who prove to do otherwise could be affiliated with criminal syndicates -- or some criminals bypassing the law to their advantage.

Drones Are Becoming a Huge Legal Headache In The United Kingdom

Drones were once just product gimmicks; toys for children that are a bit dangerous with all those rotating chopper blades. After a few years, drones have turned into professional flying machines used from warfare to collect intelligence or unmanned assaults to commercial use, such as Amazon's latest experiment to send a package immediately to a consumer via drone.

But the UK's Civil Aviation Authority will not permit all types of drones to fly. As they are still considered aircraft flying inside UK territory, the CAA is currently discussing the technical complexities of the drone given its radio frequency interference as most drones are remote-controlled. 

Amazon has filed for a patent to create a "flying warehouse;" a possible classification for their delivery drones that in the near future could adopt a "pelican" system of storing more items for consecutive deliveries in one flight.

Drone law is not only limited to UK's troubles but for the rest of the world. As online stores begin 

their trek towards physical manifestation of deliveries without third parties through drones, international laws regarding drone usage -- once the technology for overseas flight-capable drones materialises -- will change. Commerce rules may also change in the near future, including taxes and dues included with most international deliveries.