To be clear, using a jailbroken Firestick to stream copyright content is illegal. the owner of that content that has not given you permission to use it, and the content is covered by copyright law). It’s when you start using an internet connected device to stream illegal content where things start to become an issue (i.e. When you pay for a streaming service like Netflix, Hulu, or YouTube TV, of course it’s legal to stream. When you stream, you’re using the internet to get the content, but the content itself lives on a separate computer or server. Streaming content just means watching or listening to content that isn’t fully downloaded to a device.
When you jailbreak your device, your Firestick stops getting these software updates. Is jailbreaking a Firestick safe?Īmazon spends a lot of time and money ensuring that the Firestick is secure, and that their App Store only contains apps that are safe and secure as well.Īs soon as you jailbreak your Firestick, the operating system becomes vulnerable.įor example, if you start installing apps outside of the Amazon eco-system, those apps could be carrying malware designed to steal your personal data.įurthermore, apps outside of Amazon’s App Store usually aren’t optimized for your device and can lead to your Firestick freezing/crashing, and other major stability issues.Īnother risk introduced when you jailbreak your Firestick is a lack of software updates.Īmazon regularly releases updates to the Firestick software, especially when new security vulnerabilities are discovered/exposed. Since then, additional jailbreaking exemptions have been added to the list, including streaming devices.īut just because jailbreaking a device is legal, doesn’t mean it’s safe. It makes sense why these companies had this stance, they wanted to keep their walled-garden in tact.īut unfortunately for them, exemptions to the DMCA are considered every 3 years, and in 2010 Congress determined that certain “jailbreaking” practices qualified as exempt under this law. In years past, companies argued that jailbreaking their devices should be illegal because modifying the operating system “leads to the creation of an infringing derivative work that is protected under copyright law.”īasically the argument was, if you let people mess with our proprietary software, it will eventually result in a competing product.
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