DirecTV to Pursue Pirates

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 1, 2001 @04:23AM from the not-very-surprising dept.

Trinity-Infinity writes "This story from CNNfn details DirecTV's & Hughes Electronics' plans to eliminate the piracy of their signals through a direct-mail campaign. Their source for creating their list of who to mail letters to? Searching bootlegging operations the feds have already busted. It is interesting that as many as 1 million people may be pirating, in comparison to DirecTV's 10 million paying customers." Ya know, I really want to pirate DirecTV, but not to get all the channels... just to get a damn FOX affiliate over my dish so I could use my DirecTivo for The Family Guy and That 70s Show. Is that to much to ask? I already pay for HBO and Sci-Fi channel. Anyway, there's definitely going to be a lot more cracking down on pirated dish stuff: they are getting crazy with the protective measures.

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Family Guy by grepMeister · 2001-08-01 04:26 · Score: 0, Offtopic

When is the Family Guy returning? Or has it already?
1. Re:Family Guy by LocalYokel · 2001-08-01 04:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Err, last season, not last episode. I have a bad feeling that it's not putting out the ratings Fox wants, nor is it getting the ratings it deserves.
  
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2. Re:Family Guy by LocalYokel · 2001-08-01 04:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  It's on tonight at 9:30 EDT -- it's the fourth new episode of the season, probably its last. I hope it shows up on DVD...
  http://www.tvguide.com/listings/closerlook.asp?I=6 1016&Q=2624522
  
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It would be much cooler if... by zpengo · 2001-08-01 04:30 · Score: 2, Offtopic

DirecTV were pursuing "Ahoy, matey!" pirates. I'd pay to watch that over the 500-some channels of rubbish they now offer.

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Yarrrrrr by Anonymous Coward · 2001-08-01 04:26 · Score: 0, Offtopic

They'll never catch me! I've got the fastest ship in the fleet!