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Article #91Re: Cable TV Descrambler - Never Pay for Premium Cable Again
From: Doug
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 00:00
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George wrote: > > SHNWGA wrote: > > > > Get caught and go to jail. Is it really worth it? > > Humm... ok lets see in CA it is a misdemanor and max $1000 fine... > > now they have to prove you actually watched something without paying for it right, hows that > going to happen?, mere possession is not illegal as if the cable company can own them so can you, > the law dosent allow one class of citizens a privlidge ofer another. > > so we are back to actually catching you, humm are they going to peep through your window and > invade your privacy? get real, the only people that get in any real trouble are those that sell > them with the specific intent for you to do something illegal with them, not the user. > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 500,000+ email addresses in .txt and .dbf format > > http://unix.lgn.com/email.htm > ----------------------------------------------------------- In Canada, the new "thief of telecommunications act" makes it illegal to have the means even if you don't use it. the fines can be up to $20,000 per day of offence plus a criminal record and jail time. this is not to say you can't own a decoder, just as long as it is authorized by the cable company - if it can descramble the cable company's signals. Doug
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