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Behind the Satellite Piracy Lawsuit

McSpew writes "This article at MSNBC is the most in-depth coverage I've seen from a mainstream news source about the $1 Billion Canal Plus lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch-owned NDS. For those not familiar with the suit, French direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) company Canal Plus alleges that NDS, a company owned by News Corp (which also owns BSkyB--Canal Plus's biggest competitor in Europe) hacked the smart cards used by Canal Plus and published the hacks on the Internet. Included in the article are conspiracy theories, a suspicious death and a look at the shady characters working for both sides." We had a previous story about this.

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  1. What are we going to do tonight Rupert? by bobdown2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Same thing we do everynight Pinky.......Try to take over the worlds media!

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    Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?