re: How long until the Amazon Fire/kodi phenomenon comes crashing down?

I get what you are saying. My question was just something I've often wondered.

I love Kodi and use it often. But I also have cable tv, Netflix and prime.

I mostly use Kodi to watch what I already pay for, but I watch when I want to watch. I will use Kodi to watch on Saturday what aired on Wednesday or maybe what aired a few years ago.

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Not really. Majority of people I know do not use KODI as their primary source of tv.. only a supplement to what they already have

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That's exactly where I fall. I pay for Prime mainly for shipping times. The media selection and free Kindle book per month are just a bonus. Would I pay a little more (like $125/year instead of $100) for access to streaming, yes. Because that is still a good value. I also pay for Netflix so my kids have cartoons to watch. It is hard enough to get my wife to know how to work the Firestick, if I dropped all subs and went Kodi only, she would never get anything running for the kids to watch. The only things I use Kodi for is to binge shows that are not on any of the paid services. Like catching up on current season of Walking Dead.

And like most people, I do have a family members log in for some things. Some don't like that, but my dad shared his xfinity log in and I watch maybe a dozen CFB games each year on there, and my kids stream Disney and Disney Jr. If that option ever went away, I would sign back up for basic cable.

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Would I pay a little more (like $125/year instead of $100) for access to streaming, yes

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You'd be willing to pay $2 per month to stream new movies. That's really unrealistic. I think you have to look at where the movie industry thinks the price should be, $5 for a DVD quality rental stream vs. where most consumers willing to pay for movie rental are. $1.50 for a BluRay at RedBox or $10 for 1 disc at a time using NetFlix BluRay by mail. To match the NetFlix/RedBox pricing you're looking at $9-$10 per month for 6-8 HD streams. If you can get there I think the movie industry will have met most consumers where they want to be.

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I'm just asking how long until there's a crackdown for these illegal streamin

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You say that like illegal downloading and streaming is some new phenomenon.

The answer is never, as long as there is the internet there will be a way to stream or download media without paying.

I went to YouTube and watched copyright material today (old wcw match). When are they going to crack down on YouTube?

No, I'm saying the ease of which you can stream things illegally via kodi apps/channels on fire devices will get cracked down. When a middle aged/older person can figure out how to do it, it's too easy and will get stopped at some point.

Kodi is legal, the apps inside kodi are legal. On the other hand people who steal the streams to torrent are illegal. The apps inside kodi are organizers of the streams you can find on the internet. If you watch a stream it's legal, if you download a stream it's illegal.

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If you watch a stream it's legal, if you download a stream it's illegal.

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shut up

no, because it's stupid and not true. it just makes people that stream illegally feel better. that's like saying if you borrow a stolen good, you're not doing anything wrong because you didn't steal it.