May 09, 2002
In Satellite Piracy War, Battles on Many Fronts
In Satellite Piracy War, Battles on Many Fronts
Satellite TV piracy has become a multimillion-dollar industry in the United States, with as many as one million households illegally obtaining programming from the nation's two big satellite providers, DirecTV and EchoStar. The desire to tap into satellite channels without paying the monthly fees has spawned a loose distribution network of fly-by-night dealers and Web sites, raids by law enforcement agencies, and an electronic cat-and-mouse game between the pirates and the satellite companies.
Posted by rshah at May 9, 2002 12:00 PM