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DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-10

A Canadian man was sentenced to seven years in a U.S. prison this week after admitting he led a sophisticated satellite TV piracy ring that produced and sold thousands of hacked smart cards in the U.S. and Canada.

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DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years 2004-12-21
Anonymous
Moreover, those broadcasted TV signals already contain advertising, which pays for some of the producers' costs. Charging for distribution of TV signals is 'double taxation' i.e customers paying for actually seeing the ads......

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