Over 300 'Dodgy' Fire Stick users facing legal action as police crackdown continues | OneFootball

Many 'Dodgy' Amazon Fire TV Stick users could now face legal action in a huge emerging development

Much has been made of the ever-intensifying usage of illegally-chipped Amazon Fire Stick devices as means to bypass broadcasting subscriptions and gain cheaper access to live football streams in the face of continued warnings and sanctions from the authorities.

Many supporters have looked to purchasing 'dodgy' Fire Sticks as opposed to forking out for legal subscriptions with providers such as Sky Sports in recent years, citing the differences in prices.

It is, however, a crime - and a costly one at that, which is claimed to be setting the national economy back some £7 billion by a study from the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence.

The authorities have conducted national crackdowns on areas throughout the United Kingdom in an effort to deter individuals from purchasing and using pirated software to watch football matches at a cheaper price, while those found guilty of jailbreaking and selling chipped Fire Stick devices have received hefty prices and even, in some instances, jail sentences.

However, such action has ultimately come to little avail to date as people across the width and breadth of the country continue to get their football fix at the cost of breaking the law.

Now, though, fresh action is being taken in a development which won't just impact individuals distributing the devices in question, but also those to be using them.

Over 300 'Dodgy' Fire Stick users set to have names and addresses revealed in big development

In a significant new update regarding the issues, it has been revealed that the names and addresses of more than 300 individuals found to be using 'dodgy' Fire TV Stick streaming devices will be given to Sky.

This action has been ruled by the Irish High Court, which leaves users throughout the United Kingdom safe for now, although it's a big development that the British authorities could soon look to follow suit from.

As reported by the Daily Mail, it's said that justice Brian Cregan has granted an order for Revolut Bank UAB to reveal details of 304 different subscribers and no fewer than ten resellers following Sky's decision to take civil action against the popular banking service in light of subscribers using it to make payments to distributors of 'dodgy' Fire Sticks.

Theo Donnelly, who works on behalf of Sky, reportedly informed the High Court that the information in question would be utilised in order to pursue legal action against both sellers and users.

It remains to be seen exactly what the result of this fresh action will be, although it represents a new way of tackling the issue which may finally place users on red alert.

'Dodgy' Fire Stick users will be on red alert at fresh development

Individuals who engage in the illegal broadcasting of live football matches have always tended to be safe and spared of any punishment from the authorities, who have instead centred their efforts around finding those embroiled in organised crime and jailbreaking the software to sell on for personal gain in the first place.

That will, of course, continue to be the case. Now, though, perhaps for the first time, users who simply purchase the devices are also coming under the microscope and could be dealt the hand of the law, which could have a knock-on effect as to how domestic authorities and broadcasters look to continue combating the issue.

It's hard to say whether we will see other banking services also being forced into revealing the personal details of users found to have made payments for 'dodgy' Fire Sticks, but that's something that may just be on the minds of the police in the United Kingdom in their continued efforts to clamp down on the usage.

Either way, it does feel as though this could shape up to be a seismic development in the matter, especially if legal action is indeed taken.