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“DirecTV Dragnet Snares Innocent Techies”


— July 24, 2003

“In recent months the satellite TV giant has filed nearly 9,000 federal lawsuits against people who’ve purchased signal piracy devices. But some of those devices have legitimate uses”. “They’re catching a lot of dolphins in that tuna net” says one lawyer who has defended many targets of DirecTV demand letters and suits.

Overlawyered.com has the post (and the links) here.


“In recent months the satellite TV giant has filed nearly 9,000 federal lawsuits against people who’ve purchased signal piracy devices. But some of those devices have legitimate uses”. “They’re catching a lot of dolphins in that tuna net” says one lawyer who has defended many targets of DirecTV demand letters and suits.

Overlawyered.com has the post (and the links) here.

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