Racketeering suit filed against DirecTV

Racketeering suit filed against DirecTV
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-09-03

Lawyers for three men whose online equipment purchases made them targets of DirecTV's anti-piracy campaign are hoping to turn the tables on the satellite company by suing under the mob-busting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) federal organized crime statute.

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I agree. If a merchant advertised a CD-ROM drive, using "Burn your own music with. Stop paying for it." I would not be influenced to purchase it based on this statement. I know what a CD-ROM can and cannot do, therefore I would purchase it based on my needs. The same thing goes for any smartcard programmer. If I knew what it could do, I would purchase it based on my needs regardless of the merchants advertising. If it was at the right price. Does this mean I copy music illegally just because I purchased it from this merchant?

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