, SecurityFocus 2003-07-17
In recent months the satellite TV giant has filed nearly 9,000 federal lawsuits against people who've purchased signal piracy devices. But some of those devices have legitimate uses, and innocent computer geeks are getting caught in the crackdown.
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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies
2003-07-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies
2003-07-17
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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies
2003-07-18
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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies (Jamming the Man)
2003-07-18
T G (1 replies)
T G (1 replies)
If they fail to continuously implement new encryption methods which can't be reverse engineered by anyone who can read, too bad for DirecTV.
The money that DirecTV MIGHT have received from the subscription of a so-called 'pirate' is not their property unless they earn it by bringing their product to market securely.
Is the product the electromagnetic radiation which is transmitted, or the original version of the content which is displayed after being broadcast, received, and decrypted?
There can be no reparations or compensation made for acquiring quanta of electromagnetic radiation which are literally sprayed over the entire surface of Earth. Is it the responsibility of the citizen to return the radiation to it's rightful owner?
If the actual property in dispute is the content, then the original remains intact, and the owner is not deprived of their property.
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