The streaming software Kodi has been the subject of high profile legal pressure for months now .

As the likes of the Premiere League, Sky TV and various Hollywood film studios attempt to block streams to the service, many big-name addons have shut up shop.

But another streaming service, so far untouched by copyright enforcers, appears to be picking up some of the slack.

Mobdro is a streaming program capable of picking up live channels and on-demand content that includes popular TV shows, live sports and documentaries. The app isn't listed in the app store but the APK (Andriod application package) is freely available online and can be installed on any device with a bit of know-how.

The Mobdro app collects streams from across the internet

What's more, it can also be loaded onto TV streaming devices like Google's Chromecast or Amazon's Fire TV Stick and played through a regular television.

Mobdro offers both a free and a paid-for premium version, but the premium version isn't necessary for accessing live content. You only need it if you want to put it on a Chromecast.

"Got it today, pretty sweet so far. Has all the sports channels which will prove to be handy," one impressed user wrote on Reddit.

"Someone makes the stream available online, Mobdro finds it and serve it in a nice userface for you. Probably released somewhere else first," another wrote.

But as with Kodi, the authorities take a dim view of any service that facilitates illegal viewing.

Users of the popular streaming software have complained that they can't watch their favourite shows

“As technology evolves and advances, so do the criminals. Unfortunately, we have seen a number of unofficial apps and add-ons emerging that allow illegal access to copyrighted content such as live sport, films and premium pay-to view TV," said Kieron Sharp, the CEO of FACT (Federation against copyright theft)

“In the last few months there has been some significant steps forward in the fight against illegal streaming including the UK blocking order against illegal football streams," he told Mirror Tech.

"We will continue our work with industry and the police to crackdown on the criminal opportunists behind these infringing apps and add-ons.”

Before you can install Mobdro, you are forced to agree to the app's terms and conditions, which state that it is designed to "crawl the web for free streams" and capture them in order for users to watch.

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It goes on to say: "Mobdro has no control whatsoever nor may it be held liable for the content or location of the streams, which shall be the sole responsibility of the pages on which they are hosted."

"Should the holder of a copyright consider that her/his right have[sic] been breached, she/he must address the source to request its withdrawal."

Mobdro has, so far, not responded to a request for comment.

Kodi, meanwhile, has reiterated that it doesn't care about the piracy debate.

The XBMC Foundation, which oversees the Kodi software, appears to be utterly fed up with the situation, stating that it is not interested in hearing users' complaints, and labelling those who sell these fully-loaded Kodi boxes as "criminals".

"If you post in our forums or social channels about a pirate add-on or streaming service not working please expect ZERO sympathy or support," it said in a blog post .

"We don't care. We care less than not caring. We don't care biggly.

"And to counter a popular comment; if the Kodi userbase drops a huge percentage because pirate services flee or die, we're fine with that. Kodi has been around since 2002 and we are not going to implode or disappear (unlike the pirates).

"Life will be a little quieter, but less time spent on self-entitled whiny people means more time writing great code and having fun. We're okay with that too."