Roku revealed that a Federal court in Mexico has temporarily lifted the ban on sales and imports of its media players.

"Roku is pleased with today's court decision, which paves the way for the sales of Roku devices to resume in Mexico," Steve Kay, Roku's general counsel, said.

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The decision made by the Federal court provisionally suspended the previous ban. Roku said that it is now coordinating with local distributors and retailers in Mexico to restore the availability of Roku streaming devices on the market.

Roku also said that it will continue to work with rightholders and stakeholders to stop piracy on its platform.

"We prohibit copyright infringement of any kind on the Roku platform. We actively work to prevent third-parties from using our platform to distribute copyright infringing content," Kay told TorrentFreak.

"Moreover, we have been actively working with other industry stakeholders on a wide range of anti-piracy initiatives."

Earlier this week, the Superior Court of Justice in the City of Mexico issued a sale and import ban on Roku media players as these could give people access to pirated materials.

The decision came after a complaint was filed by Cablevision. The Mexican cable operator run by Grupo Televisa has acquired initial order over concerns that Roku devices could be hacked to gain access on subscription OTT services for free.

Stores including El Palacio de Hierro, Amazon, Liverpool, and Sears were prevented from selling and importing the questioned devices. And banks like Banorte and BBVA Bancomer were also ordered to stop processing payments for Roku.

Just like Kodi, Roku itself does not offer infringed materials; in fact, it has a huge selection of legal streaming options like HBO Go, Hulu, and Netflix. But a market for third-party pirate channels outside the Roku Channel Store turns these boxes into pirate tools.