ieExplains: What is a 'dodgy box'? Is it illegal, and what's happening with them now?

We ask a legal expert all about them...

A 'protection-defeating device' or android box colloquially known as a 'dodgy box' used to illegally stream content

You might have heard people talking about cancelling streaming subscriptions to switch to a 'dodgy box' or people discussing using an Android box to access premium sports broadcasts without committing to an official provider. 

But the days of the 'dodgy box' or a 'TV stick' loaded with unauthorised apps to stream major sports events as well as movies and hot TV series are coming to an end, warns a legal expert.