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DirecTV Sues Anyone Who Bought Smartcard Reader?
MImeKillEr writes "The Register is reporting that DirecTV is suing anyone known to have purchased a smartcard programmer, regardless of whether or not they're actually using the device to enable stealing their programming. They're sending out letters & when people call to clear up the confusion, DirecTV is demanding a $3500 settlement as well as the programming device. They've filed 9000 federal lawsuits against alleged pirates thus far. They're obtaining lists of who purchased the devices during raids against the sites that offer them for sale."
Kinda makes me happy knowing that I dont live in the u.s. and have no plans for visiting that shithole anytime soon. Wave your chinese made american flags and let corporate america buy up all your representatives, the sooner the great American empire implodes, the better.
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Would somebody please firebomb DirectTV headquarters and snipe any flaming survivers? And don't forget to kill the judges and lawyers who are allowing this to continue. We need to send a clear and present message that we are not going to tolerate this kind of an infringement of our rights. If they go after our right to piracy, why should we allow them to have their right to life?
Come and see the hypocracy on slashdot!
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"IMHO. if they can't pay for their service through advertising, they're onto a loser, since it is almost always cheaper to circumvent protection measures than it is to pay exorbitant subscription fees."
Geeze, I better go buy a better lock for my garage. I wouldn't want BigBadBri dropping by and taking my Ferrari for a joyride!
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that anyone who purchased a "smart card" writer from a source that specifically deals with information/tools for hacking DirectTv systems had the full intention of piracy.
Anyone that had a legitiment use for one would have gotten a better/cheaper product from a more reputable source.
I doubt DirectTv is going after companies like Dell,TigerDirect, etc etc that sell these things.
My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.
You're absolutely right. I don't feel sorry for people that get mugged or raped either. If they have so little conviction that they won't put up a fight then they deserve it.
What's that? You don't agree with that part?
It hardly seems fair to place blame on a victim for taking the route that harms them the least.