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Racketeering Suit Filed Against DirecTV

Posted by michael on from the one-reason-why-i-chose-cable dept.

dki writes "Another attempt is being made to head off the lawsuits DirecTV has been filing against purchasers of smart-card programmers. This time, lawyers have filed suit under the mob-busting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) federal organized crime statute, accusing DirecTV of organized extortion, money laundering and fraud. Background on the ongoing saga can be found here and here."

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  1. If copyright were abolished, no problem. by Thinkit3 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is another of the evils of copyright. If copyright was abolished, there would be no reason to suspect a smart card programmer was going to be used for something illegal. So there would be no way to extort money.

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    1. Re:If copyright were abolished, no problem. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      You know what it costs to launch and maintain satellites? I gues you think that direcTV is just trying to charge you for magic spacebeams.

      I hope idiots like you prevail and drive DirecTV out of business, then you'll have nothing to watch. Good luck!

  2. I SUBMITTED THIS YESTERDAY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And my I plagerized my story text from the same source, too.

  3. I have pictures! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I have pictures of a threesome between Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, and Condaleza Rice!

    I understand Taco was there too playing with himself while he watched!!

    SLASHDOT SUCKS ASS!

  4. nothing to do with piracy? by joeldg · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    from the article..
    umm.. then why were they buying equipment that specifically caters to "pirates"?
    Seems like these guys are just huffy that they got caught to me.

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