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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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Racketeering suit filed against DirecTV 2003-09-08
Anonymous
"they could have bought the equipment from a reputable dealer that sells it for purposes other than stealing directv."

There is a price difference... Why pay more when you can buy this equipment cheap and then flash the atmel with your own LEGAL smartcard programming software. Free enterprise...

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