Q. A friend brought a product called a vSeeBox V3-PLUS to my house so we could watch a game my provider wasn’t televising. He can access nearly every televised sporting event, thousands of movies, and more.

Is this product unique or are there others on the market? It seems too good to be true. Is it legal?

— R.C., Brookfield, Wisc.

A. I've been asked about vSeeBox quite a bit lately.

A vSeeBox itself is not illegal. It is just a type of streaming device like an Onn Streaming Device, Roku Express or Amazon Fire Stick. However, if a VSeeBox or other streaming device is modified or has a third-party application installed to watch Netflix, Disney+, or other pay channels or events without subscribing or paying for them, it is piracy and illegal.

Sometimes the entities selling illegal boxes

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