Brian Thompson, a shopkeeper from Middlesbrough, has pleaded not responsible in a landmark case, challenging the legality of video-streaming set-prime bins that provide subscription content material without spending a dime. Mr Thompson is accused of promoting "totally loaded" Kodi containers, modified with software that allowed users to observe pirated content material. The case will be intently watched by different traders who sell related bins. The trial will begin in May. Mr Thompson denied two expenses of promoting equipment that facilitated the circumvention of copyright protection measures. The case, heard at Teesside Crown Court, was brought by Middlesbrough Council after Trading Standards officers raided Mr Thompson's shop Cut Price Tomo's Tv in Middlesbrough in March. The council bought two of the Tv bins in question from Mr Thompson's shop. While Kodi itself is a impartial platform, there are many add-ons accessible for it that make pirated content material readily available. Set-top and IPTV bins that are 'cracked' or altered with software to allow you access to copyright-infringing apps and add-ons are illegal devices.