DirecTV 's tactics are very simple. They are trying to scare the common person into settling out. The reality is, DirecTV can't afford to lose a trial against an individual otherwise it would set a prescedence. Once the prescendence is set, it is now defense for everyone on their list. I haven't found a single case where an individual ended up going to court. Many have settled out, but none have completed a trial and that's no suprise.
Dealers/Distributors are a whole different story. Each dealer/distrubtor's situation is uniuqe unlike the suit against the individuals for posessing programmers.
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DirecTV 's tactics are very simple. They are trying to scare the common person into settling out. The reality is, DirecTV can't afford to lose a trial against an individual otherwise it would set a prescedence. Once the prescendence is set, it is now defense for everyone on their list. I haven't found a single case where an individual ended up going to court. Many have settled out, but none have completed a trial and that's no suprise. Dealers/Distributors are a whole different story. Each dealer/distrubtor's situation is uniuqe unlike the suit against the individuals for posessing programmers.