Sunny Kanda, 40, of Creek View, Wheatley, Halifax, sold the devices which are known colloquially as 'dodgy sticks', a court heard.

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Man jailed for selling 'dodgy' TV Firesticks, costing Sky and BT over £100k

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Warning as fraudster who made £108k in doctored Amazon TV firesticks deal jailed

‘DODGY’ Amazon Fire Sticks that have been modified to access premium channels for free have been quietly flooding homes across the UK. You’ve almost certainly heard of them – and may even have one yourself.  ‘Dodgy or ‘jailbroken’ Fire Sticks are devices that have had a third-party media server software installed onto itAmazon
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They grant users access to content from Sky and Premie…

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Five dangers of 'dodgy' Fire Sticks after man is jailed for two years

A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court.  
Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on their TV – to consumers knowing that they provided unauthorised access to premium subscriber content to premium television content from legit…

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2-year jail term for fire stick pirate

A man who sold illegally-modified TV Firesticks has been jailed for two years, after ‘costing’ providers like Sky, BT and Netflix £108,000 during an 18-month period between 2020 and 2022. How will these billion dollar companies ever recover from such a loss?! Sunny Kanda, 40, of Creek View, Wheatley, Halifax, infringed on copyright laws when […] The post Man Who Sold Illegal TV Firesticks Jailed After ‘Cheating Sky, BT And Netflix Out Of £108k’ …

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Man Who Sold Illegal TV Firesticks Jailed After 'Cheating Sky, BT And Netflix Out Of £108k'

Sunny Kanda has been jailed for two years for selling illegally-modified TV Fire sticks, giving his customers access to content that is usually only available on paid platforms     A man who sold illegal TV Fire sticks and cheated legitimate providers out of more than £108,000 has been jailed for two years. Sunny Kanda, 40, sold the illegally-modified devices – known colloquially as “dodgy sticks” during an 18-month period between 2020 and 2022,…

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Man who sold illegal TV Fire sticks jailed after 'cheating Sky, BT and Netflix out of £108k'

A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court. Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on […]

Man jailed for selling 'dodgy' TV Firesticks, costing Sky and BT over £100k

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